WebThe Troad gets its name from the Hittites ' name for the region, Taruiša. [1] This identification was first put forth by Emil Forrer, but largely disputed by most Hittite experts until 1983 when Houwink ten Cate showed that two fragments were from the same original cuneiform tablet and in his discussion of the restored letter showed that Taruiša and Wiluša (Troy) were …

WebTroas, also called Troad, the land of Troy, ancient district formed mainly by the northwestern projection of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) into the Aegean Sea. It extended from the Gulf of Edremit (ancient Adramyttion) on the south to the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles on the north and from the Ida mountain range and its northerly foothills on the east to the …

WebHow to use Troad in a sentence. Visitors to the Troad can, however, still see part of it in the north-western earth-wall opposite the Scan Gate. Methley recovered almost suddenly, …

WebTroas. The Royal House of Troy was also divided into two branches, that of the Dardanoi and that of the Trojans (their city being called Troy, or sometimes Ilion/Ilium). The House of the Dardanoi (its members being the Dardanids, Greek: Δαρδανίδαι; Latin: Dardanidae [3]) was older than the House of Troy, but Troy later became more powerful. [citation needed]

WebThe name Troas was not confined to the town itself, but it was also applied to the surrounding district, or to that part of the coast which is now generally known as the Troad. In its early history it bore the name of Antigona Troas, which was given it by its founder Antigonus, but after 300 B.C. it was generally known to the classical writers as Alexander …

WebThe Troad or Troas was the peninsula region at the far north-western corner of Anatolia, formed by the territory to the north of the island of Lesbos, eastwards to Mount Ida, and then roughly in a direct line north to the Dardanelles where it meets the Sea of Marmara, opposite the shores of Thrace . Mysia, also part of the region, lay to the immediate east (see map …

WebTRoad, Milnsbridge has a wide and varied mix of furniture and accessories. Unique, quality furniture at an unbelievable price; THERE'S A VARIED MIX OF FANTASTIC FURNITURE, AND ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE AT LINDSAY'S ALLSORTS. The tarmacking of the Ngong mdash Ewuaso-Suswa troad was recently launched by the Deputy President.

WebThe Troad or Troas is the historical name of the Biga peninsula in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey. This region now is part of the Çanakkale province of Turkey. Bounded by the Dardanelles to the northwest, by the Aegean Sea to the west and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida, the Troad is drained by two main …

WebTroad - Wikiwand. The Troad or Troas is a historical region in northwestern Anatolia. It corresponds with the Biga Peninsula in the Çanakkale province of modern Turkey. Bounded by the Dardanelles to the northwest, by the Aegean Sea to the west and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida, the Troad is drained by two main …

WebNoun. troad ( plural troads ) Obsolete spelling of trode quotations . 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. [ …], London: [ …] [ John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938: He chaunst to come, far from all people's troad.