Essay plan for the evidence of a Trojan War.

Title: Essay plan for the evidence of a Trojan War.
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Essay plan for the evidence of a Trojan War.

Introduction * State that the Trojan War happened but to say that the war was that of the Iliad is somewhat premature due to the lack of solid evidence. * Site of Hissarlik through archaeological sources and through literary sources (Iliad) has been identified as the Troy of the Iliad. (Troy VII) Paragraph 1: * The mound of Hissarlik discovered by Schliemann and Calvert and both consider it to be Troy. * 9 Layers of Troy + Iliad tell us it must …showed first 75 words of 304 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 304 total…of a catastrophic war has been uncovered. -Arrows and slings found. -Greek Bronze Age swords are found. -Horse remains are found - ties with Iliad -Human remains found in streets etc. -"It was a city that was besieged. It was a city that defended itself. They lost the war and were obviously defeated" Conclusion * Evidence of a catastrophic war but not enough evidence through Iliad to suggest that this war was that of the Trojan War.

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