The Iliad, though the events which it narrates are assigned to the last days of the Hittite Empire, reveals no awareness that any such people ever existed:138 excavation might have told a different story, but in effect tells the same one. ![]() ![]() What was the source of this prolonged prosperity and apparently uninterrupted progress? First, were the Trojans traders, and if so, what did they buy and sell? The life of this fortress coincides in time with the growth and expansion of the mighty Hittite Empire.137 Before the end of Troy VI, Hittite control or influence extended into almost the whole of Asia Minor,-excepting the northwest sector it would be natural, if there were some going and coming between the Trojans and the Hittites. We can see positive signs, in walls and mansions especially, that throughout the life of Troy VI craftsmen became more skilled, labour not less abundant, from one phase to the next. There is no sign of a break in the political system: the fortress remained a royal castle throughout. 66 History and the Homeric Iliad or two it is safe to say at least several thousand but how many thousands, we have no means of telling. I Troy VI, House VI F: plan and possible scheme of reconstruction: from Blegen's Troy III 2, figs. The Warrior Vase from Mycenae w H § o Pi h W enĬ -I 0 O D o D 0 O O o o D 0 I I L.
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