Troy Story
2025– · Sky History · 60 min · 1 season
S01E02 · The Lost Age of Heroes
Tue, 16 Dec, 8:00 am
The legend of the Trojan War, a conflict between the ancient Greeks and the city of Troy, sparked by the abduction of Helen of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris. In 1874, Heinrich Schliemann announced he had found Troy, setting in motion a golden age of archaeology where a lost Bronze Age world was also rediscovered. Since then, many archaeologists have challenged his claims, but in every generation new findings have kept the search for the city alive. This documentary brings the search up to date drawing upon 21st-century science and archaeology to pinpoint its location.
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Troy Story explores the latest archaeology and science on one of history's most enduring mysteries: did the Trojan War really happen?
In 1874 Heinrich Schliemann announced he had found the legendary city of Troy and caused a sensation. His discoveries have been challenged, and yet ushered in a golden age of archaeology. More than 150 years later, what can we now say is the truth behind the myth?
Episodes
- E01
The Schliemann Legacy
Tue, 9 Dec· 60 minThe legend of the Trojan War, a conflict between the ancient Greeks and the city of Troy, sparked by the abduction of Helen of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris. In 1874, Heinrich Schliemann announced he had found Troy, setting in motion a golden age of archaeology where a lost Bronze Age world was also rediscovered. Since then, many archaeologists have challenged his claims, but in every generation new findings have kept the search for the city alive. This documentary brings the search up to date drawing upon 21st-century science and archaeology to pinpoint its location.
- E02
The Lost Age of Heroes
Tue, 16 Dec· 60 minThe legend of the Trojan War, a conflict between the ancient Greeks and the city of Troy, sparked by the abduction of Helen of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris. In 1874, Heinrich Schliemann announced he had found Troy, setting in motion a golden age of archaeology where a lost Bronze Age world was also rediscovered. Since then, many archaeologists have challenged his claims, but in every generation new findings have kept the search for the city alive. This documentary brings the search up to date drawing upon 21st-century science and archaeology to pinpoint its location.