http://www.troy-in-england.co.uk/index.htm
“And did those feet, in an-ci-ent times…”
Gosh.
At least it’s not on the scale of the Parthenon Code idiocy.
The Wilkens (Troy in England) theory I knew about, but the Parthenon code is new to me! I nosed around on the internet: is this really a serious effort or is it a joke?
Regards,
Adelheid
Alas, all too serious. I refrain from linking to it here, since the author is reported to send nasty-grams to people who disagree with him.
I must confess that I am curious about books like that. Just because I’m intrigued by how the authors came to their conclusions and (perhaps the more interesting question) why.
The title (Parthenon Code) did at first sound as a parody to me.
Regards,
Adelheid
Somebody who thought Bible Code was not a humbug must have named it.
Yeah, i’d heard of this one actually. My teacher was sort of making fun of it. 
I think it is called a “get rich quick” scheme. People who write this kind of book probably used to sell expensive and useless diet pills before getting on to a much safer way of gulling the public - there is no FDA or similar body controlling crackpot theories in best selling books (a pity!). Actually, not a bad idea - I might do one about the ancient Greeks really being from outer space, the “wooden horse” was really a flying saucer…
Sadly, most of the general public would no doubt believe it - what did P T Barnum say about this?
I live a good hour away from Troy (Canada).
If I look hard enough, I might be able to find evidence of a battle.
All I have to do then is put it on paper and market it. (I can probably get a government grant to help me with this.)
I think it is called a “get rich quick” scheme
In the case of the Parthenon Code (as far as I can tell from the info on the internet 
) I would say it has more to do with a need/wish to trace everything back to the bible or to at least connect everything to the bible, than with making a fast buck.
Regards,
Adelheid
I live a good hour away from Troy (Canada).
Don’t waste your time, Bert—the real battlesite is in Troy, New York. I think I’ve also found conclusive evidence in the Catalogue of Ships that Joseph Smith hitched a ride to the New World on Agamemnon’s ship. 
Actually, not a bad idea - I might do one about the ancient Greeks really being from outer space, the “wooden horse” was really a flying saucer…
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Too bad for you, someone had this idea before.
A Greek “scholar” claims that the Greeks came from the outer space- from Sirious (Dog Star) 
Is there not some evidence that war stories like the Illiad are part of a larger indo-european tradition of uncertain geographic origin?
Drat - I was hoping to finance my retirement!