Siege of Troy: Circa 1184 B.C.
Here are a few photographs of "The Siege of Troy: Circa 1184 B.C." as demonstrated with Homeric Hack: Warfare in the Age of Heroes at Warfair, in Atlanta and then at Origins, in Columbus Ohio. Lynne & I captured the events as we test played Homeric Hack. In Atlanta at Warfair we hosted the youngest groups of gamers since we began hosting demo games. This is important as this is the new blood which we need to grow the hobby. Certainly without participants whether young or old, we would have no audiance and no success at all. Support like that provided by the Event organizers in Atlanta and Columbus, we could not host such large events. To these players and the organisers we offer our sincerest thanks!
I would also like to thank Michael in Atalanta who graciously assisted me in assembling and partially detailing Troy's citadel. Michael you helped make it all come together and happen. THANK YOU!
Then too I cannot thank John Hutt enough for his wonderful products. John's product line make my simple animations of buildings and boats look great. In fact such products can make anyone a scratch builder of "great things and places" such as Tyre and now Troy.
Troy's Citadel and the Achaean Camp: Scale and Scope
When constructing Troy, I decidd to build it it in 25 mm scale. As I started the project it grew bigger and bigger. I am starting on the lower city later this summer. Currently I have Troy's Citadel and the Achaean (Greek) Camp. The Citadel of Troy measures 5 feet wide by 15 feet wide. As this was the first two series of demo games I scaled things back incorporating the two distinct areas down to one table for Warfair and Origins. Omitted was the ridge that the Citadel sat on. In future demonstartions I will incorporate this feature.
The Achaean camp measures about 8 feet long being comstructed of timbered membranes of loose stone with a rampart running the entire length. Along the rampart were circuit towers. Behind the rampart walls were the black ships of the fierce Achaeans as well as their tents and treasures. All for the Trojan taking with the help of the Gods.
Troy's Citadel: Scale and Scope
Atop the citadel you will see high above all Priam's Palace and two storage buildings. Beneath the Palace area are the homes and storage houses of the lesser Trojan nobles. Lower still are various storage buildings and temples of those on a lower end of society.
Each level is accessed by a slab stone or paved terraced ramp. Each level of the Citadel has a retaining wall that provides some military defense. These are not much more than low court yeard walls without crenelations. They divide more than defend the various levels of the Citadel and reflect the levels ofTrojan soicety.
Outer Defenses: The Walls
The most difficult construction problems in building Troy's Citadel were not the two large towers but rather the battered walls which connected them and surrounded the Citadel. Notice how they and most of the buildings have pyramid like bases. To my kowledge this style of building defensive walls and buildings is limited to Troy. In Achaea or Greece fortification walls and buildings were plain and had none of this battering as we call it. This is not seen again in military construction on a regular basis until the Middle Ages. The houses of Cleopatra's Alexandria did incorporate this style of building.The walls of Troy's Citadel might have been topped with wooden embrasures and crenellations. This wooden superstructure was covered with a mud plaster which was white washed in some manner. The lower portion of the walls was cut stone and can still be seen today in places.
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07/05/2004
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