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<small>''For the city in [[New York]] State see [[Troy (NY)]].''</small>
<small>''For the city in [[New York]] State see [[Troy (NY)]].''</small>
'''Troy''' (Greek: Τροία) also known as Ilium, was the chief city of the [[Trojans]] in [[Asia Minor]]. It was attacked and laid siege to by the [[Greeks]] in the [[Trojan War]], an historical event described in poetic terms in [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]]. One date put forth for when this occurred is 1184 B.C.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref> The German archaeologist [[Heinrich Schleimann]] identified the most probable site of Troy in the 1870's.
'''Troy''' (Greek: Τροία) also known as Ilium, was the chief city of the [[Trojans]] in [[Asia Minor]]. It was attacked and laid siege to by the [[Greeks]] in the [[Trojan War]], an historical event described in poetic terms in [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]]. One date put forth for when this occurred is 1184 B.C.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref> The German archaeologist Heinrich Schleimann identified the most probable site of Troy in the 1870's.
The ancient [[Roman]]s believed that they were descended from the Trojans, through [[Aeneas]], a Trojan prince who fled the city after the Greeks sacked it. This story is told in [[Virgil]]'s [[Aeneid]], the most important Roman epic poem.
The ancient [[Roman]]s believed that they were descended from the Trojans, through [[Aeneas]], a Trojan prince who fled the city after the Greeks sacked it. This story is told in [[Virgil]]'s [[Aeneid]], the most important Roman epic poem.