The great dream, which became the meaning of life, led Heinrich Schliemann, a German merchant, traveler and amateur archaeologist famous for his extraordinary discoveries, along a long and roundabout path to the legendary Ilion. Having become familiar with the detailed report on the excavations carried out by Schliemann in the thickness of the hill of Hisarlik, Mycenae and Tiryns, not only archaeological specialists, but also everyone interested in history will be able to appreciate the contribution to world science of the famous enthusiast, generally recognized “dilettante” and world-famous researcher of ancient Greek antiquities, who devoted more than ten years of searching and excavating the “city of Priam”. The book is especially valuable due to its extensive illustrative material and the autobiography of the author, who created a legend about himself. This work has been translated into Russian for the first time, which makes this publication unique. Contents: • The Legend of Dr. Schliemann • Preface • Introduction. Autobiography of the author and the story of his work in Troy ◦§ I. Childhood and commercial activities: from 1822 to 1866 ◦§ II. First visits to Ithaca, Peloponnese and Troy: 1868, 1870◦§ III. First year of work in Hisarlik: 1871◦§ IV. Second year of work in Hisarlik: 1872◦§ V. Third year of work in Hisarlik: 1873◦§ VI. Interruption from work at Troy: excavations at Mycenae: 1874–1877◦§ VII. Exploration of Ithaca: 1878◦§ VIII. Fourth year of work at Troy: 1878◦§ IX. The fifth year of work in Troy and the burial mounds of the heroes, as well as the exploration of the Troas: 1879

•Chapter I The country of the Trojans ◦§ I. The extent of the country of the Trojans.◦§ II. Troas Mountains◦§ III. Rivers of Troas◦§ IV. Climatology of the Troas◦§ V. Panorama of the Troyan Valley◦§ VI. Zoology of the Troad◦§ VII. Flora of the Troas

•Chapter II Ethnography of the Trojans; many of their possessions in Troas; topography of Troy ◦§ I. Ethnography of the Trojans◦§ II. Various possessions of Troas◦§ III. The city of Ilion, Ilius, or Troy

•Chapter III History of Troy•Chapter IV The true location of Homeric Ilion•Chapter V The first prehistoric city on the hill of Hisarlik•Chapter VI The second prehistoric city on the site of Troy•Chapter VII The third, burned city (beginning, continued in volume 2)