Prior to the discoveries made by Heinrich Schliemann, most historians believed that

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Before Heinrich Schliemann's discoveries, most historians considered Homer's account of the Trojan War and the city of Troy as mythological rather than historical. They did not widely believe that the Trojans were Greek, nor did they think Troy was a Persian outpost. Schliemann's work provided the first significant evidence suggesting the historical basis of these stories.

Prior to the Discoveries Made by Heinrich Schliemann, Most Historians