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Troy (Ancient Greek: Τροία, romanized:Troíā; Latin: Trōia; Hittite: 𒆳𒌷𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭, romanized:Truwiša / Taruiša) or Ilion (Ancient Greek: Ίλιον, romanized:Ī́lion, Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭, romanized:Wiluša) [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlık (near Tevfikiye), Turkey. The place ...
7 lis 2024 · Troy, ancient city in northwestern Anatolia that holds an enduring place in both literature and archaeology. It occupied a key position on trade routes between Europe and Asia. The legend of the Trojan War, fought between the Greeks and the people of Troy, is the most notable theme from ancient Greek literature and forms the basis of Homer ’s ...
Welcome to the Interactive Map of the ancient city of Troy. The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey.
11 maj 2018 · Troy is the name of the Bronze Age city attacked in the Trojan War, a popular story in the mythology of ancient Greece, and the name given to the archaeological site in the north-west of Asia Minor (now Turkey) which has revealed a large and prosperous city occupied over millennia.
25 wrz 2023 · In ancient greece, the city of troy held great significance and continues to capture our imagination today. Despite debates surrounding its exact location, archaeological evidence suggests that troy was located in modern-day turkey, near the dardanelles strait.
Troy is located on the mound of Hisarlık, which overlooks the plain along the Turkish Aegean coast, 4.8 km from the southern entrance to the Dardanelles. The famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann undertook the first excavations at the site in 1870, and those excavations could be considered the starting point of modern archaeology and its ...
26 kwi 2012 · Plan of the archeological site of Troy /Hisarlik. Legend: 1: Gate. 2: City Wall. 3: Megarons. 4: FN Gate. 5: FO Gate. 6: FM Gate and Ramp.
