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Detail from the neck of a Cycladic relief vase, about 675-650 BC. One of the eldest images depicting scenes from the Trojan War. Mykonos Archeological Museum 2240.
It all started here, many centuries ago. A Bronze Age settlement, on the shores of Asia Minor, modern Turkey. A long forgotten city, recalled by poets and historians. We all know how the story goes. A young boy, falling in love with a married princess and taking her with him with the promise of a future of love and happiness. And a long war. And a horse. And the ultimate destruction of the city, buried under its own ashes forever.
This is the story of Troy. And this is where the journey begins. Because as soon as the city was destroyed, a man set off, carrying with him father and son, to follow his destiny and to begin a new story, the story…
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