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Come explore the long archaeological history of Troy! There were at least nine different settlements built during the site’s 4,000-year history, creating a very complicated archaeological picture.
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Welcome to the Interactive Map of the ancient city of Troy....
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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.
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 ...
Aerial view of Troy with the Dardanelles in the background. The oldest settlement at Troy dates to the end of the fourth millennium B.C. It was founded on a small hilltop near an inland lagoon...
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 ...
29 lip 2022 · The title typically refers to the period between the 12th century B.C. to around 600 A.D. It includes famed sub-periods like classical Greece, the wars with Persia and the reign of Alexander the Great. See what has changed — and what hasn't — with these amazing maps of ancient Greece.
2 gru 2010 · Troy II and Troy VI provide characteristic examples of an ancient oriental city in an Aegean context, with a majestic fortified citadel enclosing palaces and administrative buildings, surrounded by an extensive fortified lower town.
