Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge In a very short time he mastered 13 major European languages, including both ancient and modern Greek.In 1846,Schliemann went to St.Petersburg,Russia,where he worked hard and amassed a large fortune.At the age of 41,he retired and traveled extensively,especially in Greece.After studying archaeology in Paris,Schliemann moved to Greece and started his excavation of Troy in 1868.His discoveries in Turkey and Greece made him a symbol of the romance and excitement of archaeology. MoreBackground Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University In a very short time he mastered 13 major European languages, including both ancient and modern Greek. In 1846, Schliemann went to St. Petersburg, Russia, where he worked hard and amassed a large fortune. At the age of 41, he retired and traveled extensively, especially in Greece. After studying archaeology in Paris, Schliemann moved to Greece and started his excavation of Troy in 1868. His discoveries in Turkey and Greece made him a symbol of the romance and excitement of archaeology. More