1868. godine, amater arheolog Heinrich Schliemann, spremao se da pronađe ono za šta je verovao da je grad koji je poslužio kao osnova za Trojanski rat, koji je opisan u jednom od najvećih dela klasične književnosti, Homerovom epskom spevu 'Ilijada'.
In 1868, amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, set out to find what he believed was the city that served as the basis for the Trojan War, as described in one of the greatest pieces of classical literature, Homer's epic poem, the Iliad.