Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2026-10-06
Books mentioned on Part One: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Destroyed Troy
This week Robert delves into the background of the most destructive archaeologist in history: Heinrich Schlieman, who destroyed the city of Troy looking for the city of Troy. See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Iliad
The Iliad by Homer is an epic ancient Greek poem that recounts the wrath of Achilles and key dramatic events near the end of the Trojan War.
Discussed“the more reputable ones generally agreed in this period of time that the iliad was pure fiction”
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer is an ancient epic poem that recounts Odysseus's long, perilous journey home following the Trojan War, serving as a foundational text of Western literature.
Discussed“the iliad and the odyssey totally fictional not based on anything real that had happened”
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Memoirs of Heinrich Schliemann
Discussed“leo duel author of memoirs of heinrich schliemann points out that while schliemann would claim late in life to have been inspired to find troy by vivid tales of the war spun into bedtime stories by his father he never mentioned this in his earliest books where he wrote about his upbringing because he writes about his upbringing before he”
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Finding the Walls of Troy
Discussed“from the book finding the walls of troy by susan allen on hearing of his brother's death in california schliemann traveled to the united states in order to recoup some of the fortune louis schliemann had made as a san francisco innkeeper during the gold rush”
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