In his eagerness to find a city worthy of Priam, the German archaeologist Schliemann cut through Troy and uncovered a civilization a thousand years older as was the city Homer's heroes knew.


a> older as was the city Homer's heroes knew

b> more ancient than the city known to Homer's heroes

c> older than was the city known to Homer's heroes

d> more ancient of a city than Homer's heroes knew

e> older of a city than was the one known to Homer's heroes

OA B

pls explain why the answer is not C