The Journey to Search for Homeric Troy began with the dawn of historical archaeology, following, with uncertain criteria, the already half-extinguished traces of the Homeric scene on a path that had long since become binding.
The contribution of this work lies in daring to doubt the correctness of the process that led to the "fateful hill of archaeology," the one that Schliemann hastily declared as Priam's Ilium. By going back to the beginnings of the issue and following it step by step, up to the most recent discoveries, it naturally raises questions that the power of tradition made impossible.
"For those who are devoted to the study of Homeric texts and at the same time try to reconstruct the image of Homeric society, the publication of V. Pantazis' first book on Homeric Geography in 1996 was a powerful upheaval. With a system, method, and admirable care, he refers to the ancient philological testimonies and compares their data with the actual geographical data. It is precisely this comprehensive study of the sources that led the author to heretical views in many respects.
With the same admirable method and patience, V. Pantazis deals with the study of the Homeric Geography of Troy in his second book."
Christos Doumas (from the book's preface)