12-29-2005, 12:46 AM
Quote:Tension between natives and Aeolian settlers may be inspiration for a story of a Trojan war, rather than any Bronze Age battles at Hisarlik.
If James and co is correct and his new chronology is closer to reality than the one we are currently using (read Centuries of Darkness) then there may only be a few generations between Homer's life and Troy (Hisarlik) VIIa. It is possible that Homer was recounting an event that only occurred maybe a century or so before his time.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books