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| − | + | '''Troy''' (Ancient Greek: Τροία), archaeological site in northwestern [[Turkey]], chief city of the [[Trojans]] during the siege by the [[Greeks]] in the [[Trojan War]], an event described in poetic terms in [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]] to have taken place around the 12th century B.C.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref> Archaeological research is centered on Hisarlık Tepe, a small hillock in the province Çanakkale in which archaeologists [[Frank Calvert]] and [[Heinrich Schliemann]] identified as the most probable site of Troy in the 1860's, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | |
| − | + | In addition to Homer, the Roman poet [[Virgil]] set down the [[Aeneid]], an epic of the founding of ancient [[Rome]] by a Trojan prince who fled the city after the Greeks sacked it. | |
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Revision as of 22:23, April 15, 2018
Troy (Ancient Greek: Τροία), archaeological site in northwestern Turkey, chief city of the Trojans during the siege by the Greeks in the Trojan War, an event described in poetic terms in Homer's Iliad to have taken place around the 12th century B.C.[1] Archaeological research is centered on Hisarlık Tepe, a small hillock in the province Çanakkale in which archaeologists Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann identified as the most probable site of Troy in the 1860's, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In addition to Homer, the Roman poet Virgil set down the Aeneid, an epic of the founding of ancient Rome by a Trojan prince who fled the city after the Greeks sacked it.
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979
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