It used to be said that every schoolchild knew Heinrich Schliemann, but a quick survey disclosed that that is no longer the case. Even so, before we rant about today's hyperspeed culture of ignorance, ...

“Lost and Found: The 9,000 Treasures of Troy,” by Caroline Moorehead.Viking. $24.95. “The Gold of Troy: Searching for Homer’s Fabled City,” by Vladimir Tolstikov and Mikhail Treister. Abrams. 239 ...

A team of researchers from the universities of Tübingen, Bonn, and Jena has conclusively demonstrated that wine was consumed in the ancient city of Troy, providing chemical evidence that supports a ...

The epic battle of Troy was regarded as a mere Homeric fantasy until the late nineteenth century, when Heinrich Schliemann claimed to have unearthed the city. Schliemann was thought by many to have ...

Heinrich Schliemann, the German archaeologist, was in Turkey in the late 19th century on an eccentric quest. He was excavating a tell—an artificial mound that covers long abandoned settlements. The ...

THE life of Heinrich Schliemann is the story of the poor minister’s son who at the age of seven dreamed of finding a city, and who thirty-nine years later found not only the city but treasure such as ...

At 58, Peter Ackroyd is one of those erudite English word machines whose career you can call capacious and still feel as if you’re understating things. His nearly 30 books for adults -- there are ...

Heinrich Schliemann moved to Indianapolis in 1869. (Photo courtesy of the University Library Heidelberg) Heinrich Schliemann didn’t spend long in Indianapolis, but he is one of the most colorful ...

“The Fall of Troy,” Peter Ackroyd’s 13th novel, is an oddly engaging – sometimes just odd – little story. The book is a slyly manipulated gloss on the most famous incident in the life of Heinrich ...