Troy is around 19 miles from Canakkale and around 4 miles from the Aegean Sea as well as the Dardanelles. If you are used to seeing impressive ruins like in the Acropolis in Athens or …

See all videos for this article. Troy, Greek Troia, also called Ilios or Ilion, Latin Troia, Troja, or Ilium, ancient city in northwestern Anatolia that holds an enduring place in both literature and …

Ancient Troy was once a mythical city, known only through the text of Homer’s Iliad. In 1870, however, the German archeologist Heinrich Schlieman discovered the ruins of Troy (and …

Troy I (c. 3000-2550 BCE) was a small village settlement surrounded by stone walls. Pottery and metal finds match those on Lesbos and Lemnos in the Aegean and in northern Anatolia. Troy II …

Troy also refers to a real ancient city, also known as Hisarlik, located on the northwest coast of Turkey, which has been identified by many as the legendary Troy featured in Homer's poems ...

The Discovery of Ancient Troy. The ruins of Ancient Troy are found in current Hissarlik, Turkey, however, it was the Englishman, Charles Maclaren, who, in 1822, suggested that this might be …

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.

Troy is located in Turkey’s north-western Çanakkale province. It is located on a mound or tell, Hisarlık overlooking the Aegean. Troy has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 …

This area of the city, near the southeast, was close to the location where Heinrich Schliemann purportedly found many of Troy II’s luxurious artifacts, including “Priam’s Treasure” 7. Ramp