Troy these cities—at first Troy I, later Troy II—to be the city of Troy, and this identification was widely accepted at that time. Schliemann's finds at Hisarlik have become known as Priam's Treasure. They were acquired from him by the Berlin museums, but significant doubts about their authenticity persist. Schliemann became interested in digging at the mound of Hisarlik at the persuasion of Frank Calvert. The British diplomat, considered a pioneer for the contributions he made to the archaeology of Troy, spent more than 60 years in the Troad (modern day Biga peninsula, Turkey) conducting field work. As Calvert was a
The Private Life of Helen of Troy June 1928, and was the first person to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award. That same year, the first "talkie", "The Jazz Singer", received an honorary award for introducing sound to film, and the category for which "The Private Life of Helen of Troy" was nominated was dropped by the second Academy Awards. Two sections from the beginning and end, running about 27–30 minutes in total, are reportedly all that survive of "The Private Life of Helen of Troy"; they are preserved by the British Film Institute. The Private Life of Helen of Troy The Private Life of Helen