Troy Story
★ 7.6 · 2025 · 89m · History · Documentary · War
Explores the latest archaeology and science on one of history's most enduring mysteries - did the Trojan War really happen? In 1874 Heinrich Schliemann announced he had found the legendary city of Troy and caused a sensation.
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