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Troy

Troy or Ilion was an ancient city located in present-day Çanakkale, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destination, and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.

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Location
Çanakkale District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Archaeologists
Frank Calvert, Heinrich Schliemann
Designated
1998 (22nd session)
Part of
Historical National Park of Troia
Reference no.
849
Region
Troad

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Identification and excavation

Archaeological site

Historical Troy

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  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

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Troy

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Troy

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related to External links · 53
Troy → Aegean Prehistoric Archaeology, America, April, Archaeological Institute, Archaeology, Archived, Archäologie, August, CERHAS, Cincinnati, Classics, CS1, Dartmouth College, December, Department, Discovered, English, Frühgeschichte, Hellenistic, Ilion
related to Troy VI–VII in Hittite records · 37
Troy → Ahhiyawa, Alaksandu, Assuwa Confederation, Battle, BC, By, Circumstantial, Forrer, Greek, Hittite, Hittite Empire, Hittites, However, Ilion, Kadesh, Kukkunni, Manapa-Tarhunta, Milawata, Mycenaean Greece, Piyamaradu
related to Roman Troy (Troy IX) · 32
Troy → Aeneas, As, Athena Ilias, Augustus, BC, Euthydikos, Fimbria, Following, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavian Julius Caesar, However, Ilians, Ilion, In, Julius Caesar, Later, Lucius, Lucius Julius Caesar, Lucullus, Melanippides
related to Mythology and literature · 26
Troy → Alan, Canada, Centre, Classical, Companion, Dieter, Europe, Fantasies, Greek Mythology, Hertel, History, In Dowden, ISBN, Ken, Livingstone, Medieval, Niall, Powell, Reformation, Renaissance Studies
related to Manfred Korfmann · 24
Troy → Added, Aegean Sea, Bay, BC, Bronze-Age, Byzantine, Cincinnati, Frank Kolb, From, Greek, Korfmann, One, Possible, Post-Bronze Age, Professor Brian Rose, Professor Manfred Korfmann, Roman, The, This, Troy VI's
related to Name · 24
Troy → Anatolia, Bronze Age, Hisarlık, Hittite, Iliad, Ilion, Ilios, Ilium, Ilus, In Classical Greek, In Greek, In Latin, In Turkish, Metrical, Odyssey, Tevfikiye, These, Troia, Tros, Troya
related to Troy VI–VII · 23
Troy → Aspects, BC, Dardanelles, Greek Dark Ages, Hittite, Hittite Empire, Iliad's, It, Its, Late Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age Troy, Mycenaean, Mycenaean Greece, Neo-Hittite, Northwest Anatolian, The, Thus, Troy VIh, Troy VII, Troy VI
related to Classical literature · 20
Troy → According, Achaeans, Antenorean, Archaic-era, At, Athena, Dardanian, Dares Phrygius, Iliad, Ilian, In, King Priam's, Scaean, Scamander, Temple, The, The Iliad, Thymbraean, Trojan, Trojan War
related to Early modern era · 20
Troy → Alexandria Troas, British, Charles Maclaren, Chevalier, Early, Ezine, French, Hellenistic, Hisarlık, In, Jean-Baptiste, John Brunton, Pierre Belon, Pietro Della Valle, Published, Pınarbaşı, Scottish, The, Troade, Voyage
related to Troy VIII–IX · 20
Troy → AD, Archaic, Athena, BC, Bronze Age, By, During, Greek, Greek Dark Ages, Greeks, IX OdeonTroy IX Roman, Late Byzantine, Later, Other, Roman, Though, Troy IX, Troy VI, Troy VIII, Troy VIII Temple

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city bc site citadel vi ilion greek bronze age around walls schliemann roman found known layers hittite trojan evidence however

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TroyArchaeologistsFrank Calvert, Heinrich Schliemann1.00infobox
TroyDesignated1998 (22nd session)1.00infobox
TroyLocationÇanakkale District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey1.00infobox
TroyPart ofHistorical National Park of Troia1.00infobox
TroyReference no.8491.00infobox
TroyRegionTroad1.00infobox
TroyTypeCultural1.00infobox
TroyUNESCO RegionEurope and North America1.00infobox
TroyWebsitehttps://whc.unesco.org/en/list/849/1.00infobox
Troyis aIliad0.90text
Kumtepeinstance ofIts founders came from nearby towns0.80text
Gülpınarinstance ofIts founders came from nearby towns0.80text

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