1912. With maps, plans and illustrations. In this essay, Leaf aims to test the tradition of the Trojan War by comparing the text of Homer with the natural conditions described, or more often implicitly assumed, in the Iliad, falls naturally into two parts. Contents: The Landscape of Troy;The Ruins of Troy; Homer and Troy; The Troad; The Allies and the War; The Pelasgian Name; and Sestos and Abydos.