In Search of the Trojan War - 6. The Fall of Troy

This concluding episode of the BBC historical documentary series, presented by Michael Wood, investigates the dramatic collapse of the Late Bronze Age Aegean civilizations and seeks to reconcile archaeological discoveries with the legendary fall of Troy. The narrative tracks how great empires like the Mycenaean Greeks and the Hittites rapidly declined into a Dark Age around 1200 BC, heavily disrupted by mass migrations, agricultural failures, and mysterious invaders known as the Sea Peoples. Wood examines the strategic artifacts from the multi-layered ruins at Hisarlik, carefully contrasting Carl Blegen's shanty-filled Troy 7A with Wilhelm Dörpfeld's fine-walled Troy 6 to construct a fascinating evaluation of whether Homer's legendary epic reflects a true historical sack or a devastating natural earthquake.#InSearchOfTheTrojanWar #TheFallOfTroy #MichaelWood #BBCDocumentary #Archaeology #BronzeAgeCollapse #MycenaeanGreece #HittiteEmpire #HomerIliad #AncientHistory