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A new city called Ilium (from Greek Ilion) was founded on the site in the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus. It flourished until the establishment of Constantinople, which became a bishopric in the Roman province Hellespontus (civil Diocese of Asia), but declined gradually in the Byzantine era.
5 sie 2011 · Having married Astyoche, daughter of the river Simois, he had by her a son called Tros. This latter, who became the eponym of the Trojans, had by his wife Calirrhoë, daughter of the Scamander, three sons, called Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymedes, and a daughter, called Cleopatra.
find several elements that reveal that Troy and Ilios are not the same place. At least in Homer's work they are not synonymous; I have come to this conclusion through the following three sections, in which are contained all the occurrences of Troy and Ilios in the Iliad: 2.1. Descriptive epithets
22 mar 2023 · Heinrich Schliemann discovered nine levels or cities of occupation, and he identified these as the Troy of Homer's Iliad. In 1873, Schliemann unearthed a hoard of gold and jewellery, including a golden diadem, which he believed to be the treasure of Priam of Troy.
13 sty 2020 · This enduring level of fame made locating the ruined city of Troy (Ilium), and establishing whether it was a real place or a poetic invention, an attractive aim.
Troy (Ilium) was a royal city in the river valley of the Skamander River, about five kilometers from the Hellespont — the Dardanelles near the modern town of Hissarlik — a strait where Europe and Asia are separated by only 1.2 kilometers of water.
8 sie 1999 · Troy, a significant Phrygian city often referred to as Ilium, strategically controlled access through the Hellespont, vital for maritime trade between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. Founded by Ilus and fortified by Poseidon and Apollo, Troy boasted formidable walls and gates like the Scaean.
