Historedia
Person

Sophia Schliemann

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1873

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sophia Schliemann, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Heinrich Schliemann discovers Priam's Treasure at Hisarlik

    1873

    Role: Schliemann's wife

    1. 1873 · HisarlikDiscovery of Priam's Treasure

      Schliemann discovered gold artifacts at Hisarlik, naming them Priam's Treasure; the date is disputed between two accounts, and the find's circumstances were later admitted to be partly fabricated.

    2. unknown · AnatoliaSmuggling and Trade of the Treasure

      Schliemann apparently smuggled the treasure out of Anatolia and later traded some artifacts to the Ottoman government in exchange for permission to dig at Troy again.

Sources

  1. Priam's Treasure Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25