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'''Troy''' (Greek: Τροία) also known as Ilium, was the chief city of the [[Trojans]] in Asia Minor. It was attacked and laid seige to by the [[Greeks]] in the [[Trojan War]], an historical event described in poetic terms in [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]]. 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 seige to by the [[Greeks]] in the [[Trojan War]], an historical event described in poetic terms in [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]]. The German archaeologist [[Heinrich Schleimann]] identified the most probable site of Troy in the 1870's. | ||
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For the city in New York State see Troy (NY).
Troy (Greek: Τροία) also known as Ilium, was the chief city of the Trojans in Asia Minor. It was attacked and laid seige to by the Greeks in the Trojan War, an historical event described in poetic terms in Homer's Iliad. The German archaeologist Heinrich Schleimann identified the most probable site of Troy in the 1870's.
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