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A dramatic Renaissance-era painting shows an ancient city in chaos, likely Troy, as fires and smoke fill the sky. In the foreground, people flee along canals and bridges, some dragging belongings or carrying others to safety. Boats crowd the water, while buildings burn in the distance. At center-right, a large wooden horse stands ominously in a public square, as flames and destruction spread across the city.

Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city

By Stephan Blum / The Conversation