| ISBN |
9780987155696 |
| Author |
Brown, Jonathan, 1949- (author) |
| Title |
Homeric sites around Troy / Jonathan Brown. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
O'Connor, A.C.T. : Parrot Press, 2017. |
| ©2017. |
| Description |
280 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, maps (some colour) ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
"Satellite imagery captured by the WorldView-2 satellite on 22 September and 8 October 2013"--Verso of title page. |
| Illustrations on endpapers. |
| © DigitalGlobe 2013. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 280) |
| Contents |
Memory, maps and imagination -- Mt. Ida -- The Scamander -- Warm and cold springs -- The source of the Scamander -- The Simois -- The Hellespont -- The ships of the Achaeans -- The tomb and wall of the Achaeans -- Tenedos and Samothrace -- The ships of the Trojans -- The tomb of the Trojans -- The sanctuary of Apollo Thymbraeus -- The wall of Heracles, the trench and callicolone -- The tomb of Laomedon -- The tomb of Myrina -- The tomb of Ilus -- The tomb and grove of Hector -- The tomb of Priam -- The tomb of Paris -- The tomb of Aesyetes -- The tomb of Ajax -- The tomb of Achilles -- The tomb of Patroclus -- The tomb of Antilochus -- The tomb of Hecuba -- The tomb of Protesilaus. |
| Summary |
The mysterious places of Homer are explored in this most extensively illustrated account of the landscape around Troy. Over 170 photographs, 38 old paintings and drawings, 31 historical maps, 27 annotated excerpts from satellite imagery, and two new maps guide the reader in search of the sites celebrated in the Iliad and the Odyssey - the rivers, springs, mountains, the Hellespont, the shipsâ camps, and the heroic tombs. The book analyses the Homeric and literary sources, traces the historical and contemporary search for the sites, and summarizes the results of archaeological excavations. The findings are surprising. At the end of the ebook there is a list of videos taken by the author, with links, that expand the view of the illustrations. There is a final section on "How to get there" which gives on-the-ground detail on how to find the sites discussed. The book is an indispensable sourcebook and companion to Homer. Beautifully illustrated, it is also essential background for anyone planning a visit to Troy and its surrounds. |
| Administrative / Biographical history |
Jonathan Brown studied Latin and ancient history at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is a former Australian diplomat and international lawyer, and author of several books on the music of Richard Wagner, most recently Great Wagner Conductors: a listener's companion (2012). |
| Subjects |
Homer |
| Iliad (Homer) |
| Historic sites -- Turkey -- Troy (Extinct city) |
| Historic sites -- Turkey |
| Mythology, Greek |
| Troy (Extinct city) |
| Turkey -- Troy (Extinct city) |
| Call number |
2022.016 |
