Short blog today. All of us were looking forward to seeing the city of Troy. Either because of high school English and Homer’s Ilead, or because of the lousy Brad Pitt movie of the same name. We were all disappointed!
First, and it is nobody’s fault but our ancestors. Cultures have built 9 cities, one on top of the other, in this location. From 3000 BC through 100 AD. Everything is so pancaked one civilization on top of the other that it is, first difficult to determine which layer goes with which century and if you want to study, say the fifth city, you have to destroy the previous four cities.
So the excavation is a real hodge-podge with little to see or wrap your imagination around. Then to add insult to injury, the initial excavations in the 1800’s were actually done with a bulldozer, not spoons and paint brushes! Further, much was plundered, ended up in Germany, stolen by Russia during WW II and under negotiation ever since. What a mess.
Now, to the Trojan Horse. There are two! The “initial” one is at the sight of the ancient city. It, however, looks like a kid’s playground toy on steroids! However, in front of our hotel in town, is the one used in the aforementioned Brad Pitt movie. Much cooler, but you can’t climb inside in get your picture taken. You decide which is your “favorite”.
This is Gloria’s favorite, yep, that is her in the shoulder.
I like the movie version. BTW, they think they found the “Homeric” front gate at Troy. It is small narrow, and not with a big courtyard just on the inside, but a narrow passage way to another door! That puts into question Homer’s Ilead as well as the movie!
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