Troy, Carthage and the Victorians

Playful, popular visions of Troy and Carthage, backdrops to the Iliad and Aeneid''s epic narratives, shine the spotlight on antiquity''s starring role in nineteenth-century culture. This is the story of how these ruined cities inspired bold reconstructions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, how archaeological discoveries in the Troad and North Africa sparked dramatic debates, and how their ruins...