Troy, City of Dreams
Adrian Mourby visits the site of a city that continues to inspire grandiose visions, as it has done for almost 3,000 years.
Troy holds a special place in our collective imagination. Homer’s walled city with its mighty towers and ramparts stands so clear and golden in our minds that its true appearance rather spoils the illusion. We all know what Troy looks like. Wolfgang Petersen’s new film has captured it well. Why go in search of reality when you can have Camelot?
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