{"product_id":"the-hippos-of-troy-francesco-tiboni-9781789698992","title":"The Hippos of Troy: Why Homer Never Talked about a Horse","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Hippos of Troy: Why Homer Never Talked About a Horse\u003c\/i\u003e deals with one of the most famous episodes of the whole of Classical mythology, the Wooden Horse of Troy. Thanks to the analysis of words, images and wrecks, the author proposes a new interpretation of what Homer actually intended when he spoke of the \u003ci\u003ehippos\u003c\/i\u003e used by the Greeks to conquer the city of Troy. The archaeological, iconographic and philological evidence discussed by the author leads to the conclusion that Homer never talked about a giant wooden horse, nor a war machine. In fact, Homer referred to the use of a particular ship type, a merchant ship of Levantine origin in use in the Late Bronze Age\/Early Iron Age Mediterranean, used to pay tribute to Levantine kings, as well as to trade precious metal around the Mediterranean coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesco Tiboni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789698995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789698992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archaeopress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs","brand":"Francesco Tiboni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759700787455,"sku":"9781789698992","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1dd74ff-c34c-4e5d-a0a7-842593001211.jpg?v=1765512828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hippos-of-troy-francesco-tiboni-9781789698992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}