The Trojan War Was Real?! | Debunking TikTok Ancient History Hot Takes

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:33 did the Trojan War Happen?
3:14 Ilion/Wilusa
4:35 Who were the Hittites?
5:45 Conflict over Wilusa
7:25 Where does Homer's Iliad fit in?
9:27 Relationship Between Wilusa and the Hittites
11:08 What happened to Wilusa?
11:43 Why did Homer Write about the "Trojan War"?

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Resources:
Easton, D. F., et al. “Troy in Recent Perspective.” Anatolian Studies, vol. 52, British Institute at Ankara, 2002, pp. 75–109, https://doi.org/10.2307/3643078.
​​SHERRATT, SUSAN. “THE TROJAN WAR: HISTORY OR BRICOLAGE?” Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, vol. 53, no. 2, Wiley, 2010, pp. 1–18, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43655704.
Hittite records: https://archive.archaeology.org/0405/...
Kiwi Hellenist: http://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/201...
Read the treaty here: http://www.anistor.gr/english/enback/...
Colourfulmap credit
Alexikoua, - Own work, data taken from: History Year by Year, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2011, pages: 32-33, ISBN 1405391057, 9781405391054. Topography taken from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain, other wise self-made.

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