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Tables of Contents for Troy C. 1700 - 1250 BC
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
4
1
Chronology of major Bronze Age events
5
3
Aegean Bronze Age chronology
Trojan Bronze Age chronology
The story so far
8
5
A burning ambition
Golden Troy
Old tales, new thoughts
The nine 'cities' of Troy
13
16
Location and landscape
Troy I (c. 2900-2450 BC, Early Bronze Age II)
Troy II (c. 2450-2200 BC, Early Bronze Age II)
Troy III-V (c. 2200-1700 BC, Early Bronze Age III to Middle Bronze Age)
Troy VI (c. 1700-1250 BC, Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age)
Troy VII (c. 1250-1050 BC, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age)
Troy VIII (c. 700-85 BC, Archaic to Hellenistic Periods)
Troy IX (48 BC-AD 550, Roman Period)
Mud-brick construction
29
5
Modern Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Mud and straw
Taking precautions
Pros and cons
Fortifications of Troy VI
34
12
Building programmes
Method of construction
Curtain-walls
Towers
Gateways
Outer defences
`Woman of To-ro-ja'
46
5
Of sheep and women
Sackers of cities
The Wooden Horse of Troy
51
6
Harbinger of doom
The 'Assyrian Horse'
Aineias' drill
Alternative means
`The castle of Priam blazing'
57
3
Against the wind
The stuff of legend
The site today
60
1
Bibliography
61
1
Glossary
62
1
Appendix I: Homeric epithets for Troy
63
1
Index
64