Myths of Mankind

Episode Synopsis

As the Trojan War is brought to life by Hollywood, as Helen’s beauty blinds again and Brad Pitt battles as Achilles.. What real truth is there in Homer and his Iliad..? Science now comes with spectacular answers.. Five years ago we weren’t even sure where Troy must be located - whatever Schliemann thought.. Now scrutiny of ancient documents is changing our view of early Greece and begins to reveal the truth about Troy.. A clash between east and west; a challenge to the mighty Hittite empire, the origins of the mysterious Etruscans and the kernel of truth in myths of ancient Rome..