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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 literature and archaeology. It lay on trade routes between Europe and Asia, and questions of its size, wealth, and status are matters of scholarly debate.
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.
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.
13 paź 2022 · Troy was an ancient Bronze Age city located in modern-day Turkey. It was also the legendary setting for Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, mentioned in the introduction. The city of Troy was strategically positioned between the Mediterranean Sea and the civilizations to the East.
22 mar 2023 · Troy was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in modern-day Turkey. The city was continuously inhabited from the Early Bronze Age (c. 3000-2200 BCE) for around 4,000 years. It was located on a hill near Tevfikiye in the Dardanelles, which connects the Aegean to the Black Sea, a strategically important position because it commanded a major ...
6 dni temu · Troy, or Troíā in ancient Greek, Trōia in Latin, and known to the Hittites as Wilusa, is one of the most iconic cities in history. ... Its strategic location near the Dardanelles likely made it a vital point for trade and military movements. Archaeological Rediscovery. The rediscovery of Troy began in the 19th century with Frank Calvert, an ...
