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Secrets of the Dead

Preview | The Real Trojan Horse

Uncover evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy.

10/13/2015 | Rating NR

Secrets of the Dead

Preview | The Real Trojan Horse

Preview: Season 14 Episode 3 | 39s

Uncover evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy.

The Trojan Horse... It was the ultimate sneak attack, bringing a city that would withstood nine years of battle to its knees. But was it simply a work of fiction? Or did the Greeks really trick the Trojans into defeat with a giant wooden horse that concealed enough soldiers to reduce the powerful city to rubble?

10/13/2015 | Rating NR

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Did the City of Troy Exist?

Clip: S14 Ep3 | 3m 14s | Homer's poems say that Troy stood by the Aegean sea. (3m 14s)

Horses and Troy

Clip: S14 Ep3 | 2m 14s | The Trojans were traders and they were particularly famous for one commodity: horses. (2m 14s)

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