Troy - Canakkale, Turkey - History and Visitor Information Site information Troy HISTORY Troy or “Truva” is one of the most famous and historically significant sites in the world. Located in modern day Turkey, the site marks the meeting place of Anatolia, the Aegean and the Balkans, making it a vitally important source of information about the historic relationships between these regions. Imbued with several millennia of history and the subject of legend, Troy’s fame mainly derives from being the fabled location of the Trojan War. There are several ancient accounts of this conflict, mainly fiction, the most famous of which was written by Homer in The Iliad. The story goes that the Greeks besieged Troy after Helen, wife of the Menelaus, the king of Sparta, was taken by Paris of Troy. Many historians now believe that the reason for the Trojan War was a bitter commercial rivalry between the people of Troy and the Mycenaeans. It was also Troy which was the subject of Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid, in which the Greeks laid the famous “Trojan Horse” trap for the people of Troy.

The Greeks, pretending to have left Troy during the Trojan War, placed a wooden horse at the gates of the city as a purported trophy of the Trojans’ victory. In fact, Greek soldiers were hiding inside the horse and, once taken in by the Trojans, proceeded to destroy the city and claim victory. The archaeological site of Troy has an obligatory replica of a Trojan horse for visitors. The vast ruins now found at Troy lay witness to thousands of years of history, with the oldest section dating back to the late fourth millennium BC. Over the millennia, Troy became a bustling commercial hub, particularly from 1700 BC. However, a combination of natural disasters, invasions and occupations led to the city being rebuilt numerous times. Each part of the site is numbered, correlating to a specific period of time. The famous walls of Troy, which played such an important role on the Trojan War, some of which remain, can be seen in the VII section. It is said that Alexander the Great visited Troy in 334BC, at the start of his campaign against the Persians. The Macedonian leader is believed to have paid his respects at the Tomb of Achilles.

Troy continued to maintain its status under the Romans, especially after it was identified as the location of Homer’s Iliad in 188 BC and the city was exempt from taxes. The site has a mix of Greek and Roman monuments, many built by prominent figures such as Alexander the Great and the Roman Emperor Augustus. Regardless of whether Troy was the actual site of the Trojan War, the archaeological site of Troy is a fascinating place for history enthusiasts and tourists alike. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. This impressive site features as one of our Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Turkey . Troy (Turkey) – Travel guide at Wikivoyage See also: Ancient Greece The first city on the site of Troy was Wilusa, founded in the 3rd millennium BC by the Hittites, who were the first indigenous Anatolian people to rise to form a state during the Bronze Age.

Situated over the Hisarlık Hill on the northwestern tip of Troad Peninsula , it was clear that the reason for the city's existence in the first place was a total control of Dardanelles, which, along with the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus, is today known as the Turkish Straits, a key route connecting Mediterranean with the Black Sea, as well as being where European and Asian landmasses are just a stone's throw away from each other. The abduction of Helen, the daughter of the king of Sparta , by Paris, a Trojan prince, sparked enmity between the Trojans and Achaeans from across the Aegean Sea , or so says the story. Having been unable to break into the defensive walls of the city, the Achaeans decided to set up a trick—they offered a huge wooden horse as a gift to the Trojans, as amends for the bother they caused with their war galleys on the city's beach. Trojans accepted the offer sincerely, but this resulted in them losing their city, as inside of the horse were of Achaean soldiers, ready to fight, and now right in the centre of the city.

There actually was a Trojan War, which probably took place in the 12th century BC, and it was around this time Hittite Wilusa was converted to Hellenic Illion, and later Troia. However, for some reason, all later invaders from all directions, with the notable exception of Alexander the Great (whose officers founded the city of Alexandria Troas on the coast south of Troy), favoured the Bosphorus to the northeast instead of the Dardanelles for their intercontinental crossings. The Roman emperor Constantine I (r. 306-337) agreed as well, founding a new capital for his empire, Constantinople , on the banks of Bosphorus. As Constantinople flourished, its geographical rival Troy declined, eventually disappearing under layers of dirt. Since the days of Byzantine Empire, Troy was thought to be nothing but Homer's pure imagination, but in 1868, Heinrich Schliemann, a German businessman and a self-proclaimed archaeologist, proved otherwise, after taking the hint that Troy might be a real place buried under the Hisarlık Hill from Frank Calvert, a British archaeologist who visited the site three years earlier.

As Schliemann's excavations were totally amateurish, it damaged the integrity of much of the remains, but Schliemann obtained what he yearned for anyway—his Greek spouse Sophia Schliemann is immortalized in a photo showing her wearing the treasures found at the Hisarlık Hill (part of the treasure was later taken by the Red Army from Berlin to Moscow at the end of World War II). Although almost a century and a half passed since the days of Schliemann, Troy still hasn't been unearthed completely, and the excavation works still continue to this day. Once a harbour city on the edge of a deep bay of the Dardanelles, the site now lies 5 km inland from the coast due to the alluvial material carried by the River Scamander (modern Karamenderes), which filled the bay, turning it into the fertile, flat farmland stretching out to the sea that it is.

In modern Turkish , there is a tendency to shift of the name of the site from Truva, which reflects the pronunciation of the French name of the place (Troie) as that was the language of choice among the Turkish elite up to the 1950s, to Troya, which is closer to the original Greek name, although both can still be heard interchangeably. Get in[ edit ] The nearest main center is Çanakkale , about 35 km to the north of Troy. There are minibuses that travel to and from the Çanakkale local bus station, which is located under the bridge by the river. The trip takes about 45 minutes. From Çanakkale, the minibuses are scheduled (as of 2012/01) to leave every hour starting at 7AM with the last one at 3PM. To get back, they leave hourly starting at 9:30AM with the last one leaving at 5:30PM. An up to date schedule can be found in the Tourist Information office in Çanakkale near the ferry port.

By car[ edit ] The site is 5 km off the main Çanakkale-Izmir highway (D550/E87), with which it is connected by a road through a nice pastoral landscape. Road signs (saying either Truva, Troya, Troy, or Troia, sometimes two of them on the same signpost) will direct you, starting from the ferry harbour in Çanakkale. Note that there is no signpost on the approach to the junction where the road to Troy branches off the main highway (except one brown sign right inside the junction), so lower your speed and expect the junction anytime when you are 30 km or so out of Çanakkale. Get around[ edit ] The path through the ruins is well marked, but quite rocky and slippery in places. Be sure to wear proper walking shoes. See[ edit ] Explore the ruins. Troy was destroyed and rebuilt nine times over, and each of nine different layers still has something left to this day, although amateurish archaeological excavations of late 1800s damaged some of them a lot more than others.

The layer that is thought to be depicted in Homer's Iliad is likely Troy VII, a portion of the legendary walls of which is still intact. The admission fee to the site is 15 TL pp. Make sure that you don't accept any of the 'old' Turkish money as change from the admission office. You won't be able to use it outside of Troy (for some reason certain locations still accept and distribute the old 'New Turkish Lira') and you will have to change it at a bank. Do[ edit ] Climbing up the ladders of (fake, re-constructed) Trojan horse in the entrance of the site is an inevitable part of Troy experience. Better do it on weekdays as the ladders (and the interior of the horse itself) may be crowded at weekends by schoolchildren on a schooltrip (a situation which makes climbing up and down those steep stairs rather unpleasant). Winter is a fantastic time to visit Troy, as there are very few tourists around and you may even get the fake horse to yourself.

Sleep[ edit ] Varol Pansiyon, Tevfikiye, ☎ +90 286 283-08-28 , e-mail: rehagirgin@hotmail.com . Guesthouse with 24-hr hot water. Troia Pension & Camping , ☎ +90 286 283-05-71 . Campsite for caravans, motorhomes, and tents. Motel rooms available. Hot showers, laundry, electric hook-up, free Wi-Fi. Staying in Çanakkale and visiting Troy as a day-trip is also possible. Connect[ edit ] There are public payphones just off the entrance of the ancient city. Telephone code for the area is (+90) 286. Go next[ edit ] Fans of the Iliad (as well as nature lovers) will likely find nearby Mount Ida (to the southeast of Troy) interesting, where gods watched the epic fight below on the fields of Troad, as well as where Paris picked the most beautiful one of three goddesses.

Both the northern (through the town of Bayramiç ) and southern (from various villages lining the northern coast of the Gulf of Edremit ) approaches to the mountain are worth checking. Bozcaada , or ancient Tenedos, an island in the Aegean Sea with a nicely preserved old town and a Venetian castle, is located nearby (within the sight of bare eyes from Troy). Geyikli harbour, which has a ferry connection with Bozcaada, is only ten or so kilometres away from Troy, to the south. Çanakkale , the hub and the main city of the Troad Peninsula, should be one of your next destinations if you have not already arrived from that direction. You can also keep moving southwards via backcountry roads along the coast , passing pleasant villages and a number of ancient Greek ruins among some pretty nice Mediterranean landscapes. Routes through Troy Troy travel guide - Wikitravel 11 Get out Troy (Turkish: Truva or Troya) is an ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey , made famous in Homer’s epic poem, the Iliad. According to Iliad, this is where the legendary Trojan War took place.

Today it is an archaeological site popular with travellers from all over the world, and in addition to being a Turkish national park, it is on the World Heritage List of UNESCO . Understand[ edit ] Trojan Horse at the entrance of the site The first city on the site of Troy was Wilusa, founded in the 3rd millenium BC by the Hittites, who were the first indigenous Anatolian people to rise to form a state during the Bronze Age. Situated over the Hisarlık Hill on the northwestern tip of Troad Peninsula , it was clear that the reason for the city's existence in the first place was a total control of Dardanelles, which, along with the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus, is today known as the Turkish Straits, a key route connecting Mediterranean with the Black Sea, as well as being where European and Asian landmasses are almost just a stone's throw away from each other. The abduction of Helen, the spouse of the king of Sparta , by Paris, a Trojan prince, sparked emnity between the Trojans and Achaeans from across the Aegean Sea , or so says the story.

Having been unable to break into the defensive walls of the city, Achaeans decided to set up a trick—they offered a huge wooden horse as a gift to Trojans, as an amend for the bother they caused with their war galleys on the city's beach. Trojans accepted the offer sincerely, but this resulted in them losing their city, as inside of the horse was full of Achaean soldiers, ready to combat, and now right in the centre of the city. For all its actuality, there was a Trojan War, which possibly took place in the 12th century BC, and it was around this time Hittite Wilusa was converted to Hellenic Illion, and later Troia. However, for some reason, all later invaders from all directions, with the notable exception of Alexander the Great (who founded the city of Alexandria Troas on the coast south of Troy ), favoured Bosphorus to northeast instead of Dardanelles for their intercontinental crossings. The Roman emperor Constantine I (r. 306-337) agreed as well, founding a new capital for his empire, Constantinople , on the banks of Bosphorus.

As Constantinople flourished, its geographical rival Troy declined, eventually disappearing under layers of dirt. Since the days of Byzantine Empire, Troy was thought to be nothing but Homer's pure imagination, but in 1868, Heinrich Schliemann, a German businessman and a self-proclaimed archaeologist, proved otherwise, after taking the hint that Troy might be a real place buried under the Hisarlık Hill from Frank Calvert, a British archaeologist who visited the site three years earlier. As Schliemann's excavations were totally amateurish, it damaged the integrity of much of the remains, but Schliemann obtained what he yearned for anyway—his Greek spouse Sophia Schliemann is immortalized in a photo showing her wearing the treasures found at the Hisarlık Hill (part of the treasure was later taken by the Red Army from Berlin to Moscow at the end of World War II). Although almost a century and a half passed since the days of Schliemann, Troy still hasn't been unearthed completely yet, and the excavation works still continue to this day.

Once a harbour city on the edge of a deep bay of Dardanelles, the site now lies 5 km inland from the coast due to the alluvial material carried by the River Scamander (modern Karamenderes), which filled the bay, turning it into the fertile, flat farmland stretching out to the sea that it is. In modern Turkish , there is a tendency of shifting of the name of the site from Truva, which reflects the pronounciation of French name of the place (Troie) as that was the language of choice among the Turkish elites up to 1950s, to Troya, which is closer to the original Greek name, although both can still be heard interchangably. Get in[ edit ] The nearest main center is Çanakkale , about 30 km to the north of Troy. There are minibuses that travel to and from the Çanakkale local bus station, which is located under the white bridge by the river,near the local bus station. The trip takes ~45 minutes.

From Çanakkale, the minibuses are scheduled (as of 2016/09) to leave every hour starting at 7AM with the last one at 3PM. To get back, they leave hourly starting at 9:30AM with the last one leaving at 5:30PM. An up to date schedule can be found in the Tourist Information office in Çanakkale near the ferry port.Be prepeared that bus don't back every hour if there is no much tourist ,and ask people in Park to comunicate with bus if he don't appear ,or go to first local station in village Troy to Chanakkale .It is about 500 m from Park of Troya . By car[ edit ] The site is 2 km off the Çanakkale-Izmir highway (D550/E87). Road signs (saying either Truva, Troya, Troy, or Troia, sometimes two of them on the same signpost) will direct you, starting from the ferry harbour in Çanakkale. Get around[ edit ] The path through the ruins is well marked, but quite rocky and slippery in places.

Be sure to wear proper walking shoes. See[ edit ][ add listing ] Explore the ruins. Troy was destroyed and rebuilt nine times over, and each of nine different layers still has something left to this day, although amateurish archaeological excavations of late 1800s damaged some of them a lot more than others. The layer that is thought to be depicted in Homer's Iliad is likely Troy VII, a portion of the legendary walls of which is still intact. The admission fee to the site is 20 TL pp (June 2014). Make sure that you don't accept any of the 'old' Turkish money as change from the admission office. You wont be able to use it outside of Troy (for some reason certain locations still accept and distribute the old 'New Turkish Lira') and you will have to change it at a bank. Do[ edit ][ add listing ] Climbing up the ladders of (fake, re-constructed) Trojan horse in the entrance of the site is an inevitable part of Troy experience.

Better do it on weekdays as the ladders (and the interior of the horse itself) may be crowded at weekends by schoolchildren on a schooltrip (a situation which makes climbing up and down those steep stairs rather unpleasent). Winter is a fantastic time to visit Troy, as there are very few tourists around and you may even get the fake horse to yourself. Troy - All About Turkey Home > Regions of Turkey > Marmara > Troy Troy Troy is a city which existed over 4.000 years and known as the center of ancient civilizations. For many years people believed that it was the city mentioned only in the tales and never existed until it was first found in the 19th century. Troy (Truva in Turkish ) is located in Hisarlik near Canakkale province where the remains of this once-great city can be visited. What was left are the remains of the destruction of Schliemann, the famous German archaeologist or a treasure hunter as some people call him.

Today, an international team of German and American archaeologists bring the Troy of the Bronze Age back to life under a sponsored project by Daimler - Benz, and another Turkish team is at law wars with Russia and Germany to get back the stolen Trojan treasures. Troy appeared in Greek and Latin literature. Homer first mentioned story of Troy in Iliad and Odyssey. Later, it became the most popular subject in Greek drama. The book of Virgil's Aeneid contains the best known account of the sack of Troy. In addition, there are untrue stories under the names of Dictys Cretensis and Dares Phrygius. In the Bronze age, Troy had a great power because of its strategic location between Europe and Asia. In the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC Troy was a cultural center. After the Trojan War , the city was abandoned from 1100 to 700 BC. About 700 BC Greek settlers began to occupy the Troas region, Troy was resettled and named as Ilion. Alexander the Great ruled the area around the 4th century BC.

After Romans captured Troy in 85 BC, it was restored partially by Roman general Sulla and named as New Ilium. During the Byzantine rule, Troy lost its importance. The ruins of Troy were first found by Charles McLaren in 1822. The German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated Troy from 1870 to 1890. His theft of treasure from Troy and his damage to the site will be always remembered in Turkish archaeological history. Wilhelm Dorpfeld followed to excavate Troy after Schliemann. Today, a new German team is still working to rebuild Troy ruins by using new advanced technologies since 1988. There are nine levels at Troy; Troy I to V relates roughly with early Bronze Age (3000 to 1900 BC). Its inhabitants were known as Trojans in this period. Troy VI and VII were built in the Middle and Late Bronze Age. Troy VIII to IX belongs to Hellenistic and Roman Ilion (Latin Ilium). Troy was destroyed many times and rebuilt each time.

Troy is one of the most famous cities in the history, remembering us Hector , Achilles and Achaean Greeks, the sake of Helen , Paris , Agamemnon and Priam . Its story is written in every language, Trojan heroes, Achilles ' heel and Odyssey became figures in poems. From Alexander the Great to Lord Byron, many important figures of the history stood on the site of the great heroes. However, people always wondered whether the Trojan War happened or not, or if there was really a wooden horse or not. Trojan War The tale of Troy is told by Homer with the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer was drawing on a vast cycle of stories about Trojan War. The Iliad includes a few weeks in the tenth year of the war. According to Greek sources, Troy stood near the Dardanelles . There was no dispute about its location in the story that we are all familiar: the Dardanelles , the islands of Imbros, Samothrace and little Tenedos, Mount Ida to the south east, the plain and the river Scamander.

It was an ancient city an its inhabitants were known as Teucrians or Dardanians but also as Trojans or Ilians which got this name from eponymous heroes, Tros and his uncle Ilus. In other source mentioned that Troy and Ilius were two separate places but Homer insists on using these two names for Troy. On the mainland of Greece at that time, the most powerful king was Agamemnon . His residence was at Mycenae. At that time, the inhabitants of Greece called themselves as Arhaians, Danaans, or Argiues not Greeks or Hellenes. Agamemnon married Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus of Sparta and sister to Helen . Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world, she had married with Agamemnon 's brother Menelaos who became king in Lakonia. Two brothers had a great power in southern Greece. On the other hand, in Troy Laemedon was the king of Ilios, the son of Ilus who had given his name to Troy. Laemedon tried to cheat the gods of their rewards.

He would not give up the immortal snow - white horses sent by Herakles (Hercules). But Herakles sailed to the Troad (Troy), attacked, and captured the city. Laemedon and his sons were killed except the youngest, Podarces, who was released and took a new name, Priam , as a young king of Troy and the city was restored again. Priam ruled over Troy successfully for three generations. He had fifty sons and twelve daughters. His eldest son was the great warrior Hector . And one of his sons, Paris , was the important figure in Troy's History. The famous myth tells; Eris -strife- had thrown down a golden apple 'for the fairest' at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis , and Zeus couldn't decide between his wife Hera , Athena (goddess of wisdom), and Aphrodite (goddess of love). The goddesses were led to the Trojan Mount Ida where Priam 's most handsome son Paris lived. Hera offered him the lordship of all Asia; Athena the victory in war and wisdom beyond any other man; Aphrodite the most beautiful woman in the world.

As usual, men being men, stories being stories, Paris gave the apple to Helen . Paris went to Sparta to give the apple to Helen . Menelaus , husband of Helen , arranged a feast for him. When Menelaus left there to visit the king of Knossos, Helen and Paris ran away and sailed to Troy. But there is some contradiction in this part, some source says that Paris carried of Helen by force and plundered elsewhere in the Aegean sea before returning to Troy. When Menelaus heard what happened, he begged his brother Agamemnon to take revenge. The king sent envoys to Troy to demand Helen 's restitution but envoys came back with empty hands. Then Menelaus gathered an army. In the story, great heroes were Achilles , Odysseus ( Ulysses ) and Ajax . At Aulis, the army seers read the signs that Troy would fall in the tenth year of the war.

Then Menelaus army sailed to Asia Minor and attacked Teuthrania in Mysia opposite of Lesbos, but they had mistaken according to Trojan territory and the army were beaten at the mouth of the Caicus river and driven back to their ship by Telephus, king of Mysia and ally of Troy. The Greeks assembled again at Aulis but they were wind bound and unable to sail. Wings, hunger, evil harborage, crazing men, routing ships and cables stopped the Greek army, because Agamemnon had offended Artemis and his most beautiful daughter had to be sacrificed to change the fortune. After the sacrification of Iphigenia , the army reached first Lesbos, then Tenedos which is an island visible from Troy. The islands were plundered. At the end, Greek army was at the bay of Troy. The Trojans also had allies from several places in Asia Minor and Thrace . The war took 10 years. In the tenth year of the war, the Greeks stopped raiding Asia Minor and attacked Troy.

In a part of Homer 's Iliad, Hector falls in a single combat with Achilles , the best Greek warrior, because he killed Patroclus , Achilles ' best friend. The fight ended with the death of Hector . Achilles sacrificed twelve noble Trojan captives over Hector 's funeral. After the death of Trojan ally Memnon in a battle at the Scaeon gate, Paris hit Achilles in his heel (the famous ' Achilles heel' comes from here), the only place where Achilles was vulnerable. And the greatest of all Greek heroes was burned and his ashes buried on a hill overlooking the Hellespont. Ajax committed suicide with the silver sword which had been given to him by Hector as a mark of respect. Somehow Priam 's son Paris was killed by Philoktetes, but the Trojans still refused to give Helen up. The Greeks had a plan; they built a wooden horse in order to gain access to the city. Well armed men, among them Odysseus of Ithaca and Menelaus , were hidden in it. The horse was left as a thank to Athena and the Greeks burned their camps and sailed as if they had given up.

Trojans found the horse and pulled the horse into the city. At midnight, Greek soldiers jumped down from horse and opened the gates by killing the guards. The Greeks entered into the city and killed all Trojans. After the Greek massacre, none of the males were left alive in the city. Neoptolemus killed old Priam on the threshold of his royal house. The male children of Trojan heroes were slaughtered, Hector s little boy was thrown from the walls. Menelaus decided to kill Helen but in front of her beauty he gave up. After plundering and burning the city, the Greeks left Troy. But this victory brought only more suffering to the Greeks. They were split up by storms and lost their way to return. Agamemnon , the king of Greeks was killed by his wife. Philoktetos was expelled from Thessaly by rebels. All About Turkey © Burak Sansal 1996–2016, a certified professional tour guide in Turkey. Contact Burak at info@allaboutturkey.com for all kinds of regular and/or private travel services throughout the country.

Truva | Article about Truva by The Free Dictionary Truva | Article about Truva by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Troy, ancient city made famous by Homer's account of the Trojan War Trojan War, in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused. ..... Click the link for more information. . It is also called Ilion or, in Latin, Ilium. Its site is almost universally accepted as the mound now named Hissarlik, in Asian Turkey, c.4 mi (6.4 km) from the mouth of the Dardanelles. Accepting Greek tradition and details in Homeric poems as reliable, Heinrich Schliemann Schliemann, Heinrich , 1822–90, German archaeologist, discoverer of the ruins of Troy. He accumulated a fortune in the indigo trade and as a military contractor and retired from business in 1863 to dedicate himself to finding Troy and other Homeric sites. .....

Click the link for more information. identified the site and conducted excavations there beginning in 1871. Nine successive cities or villages have occupied the site, the earliest dating from the Neolithic period. Attempting to determine which stratum of the mound was the Troy of the Trojan War, Schliemann first gave this distinction to the third stratum and then to the second. Excavations conducted by Wilhelm Dörpfeld in the 1890s indicated that the sixth stratum, representing the sixth settlement of the city, was the Homeric Troy. However, later discoveries by the Univ. of Cincinnati expedition under C. W. Blegen indicated that the seventh level was the Troy of Homer's period. At any rate, it has been definitely established that the Troy of the Trojan War was a Phrygian city and the center of a region known as Troas Troas or the Troad , region about ancient Troy, on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in present NW Turkey. Traversed by Mt. Ida (Kaz Daği) and strategically located on the Hellespont (Dardanelles), it was involved in various struggles to control the straits. ..... Click the link for more information. .

The culture of the Trojans dates from the Bronze Age. The Romans, believing that they themselves were descendants of Aeneas Aeneas , in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of Anchises and Aphrodite. After the fall of Troy he escaped, bearing his aged father on his back. He stayed at Carthage with Queen Dido, then went to Italy, where his descendants founded Rome. ..... Click the link for more information. and other Trojans, favored the city, and the ninth of the settlements on the site was of some importance in Roman times. Bibliography See H. Schliemann, Troy and Its Remains (1875) and Ilios: The City and the Country of the Trojans (1881, repr. 1968); J. L. Angel, Troy (1951); C. W. Blegen, ed., Troy (4 vol., 1950–58; supplementary monographs, 1961–63) and Troy and the Trojans (1963). Troy. 1 City (1990 pop.

13,051), seat of Pike co., SE Ala., on the Conecuh River; inc. 1843. Products include lumber and wood items, textiles, truck bodies, feed, plastics, and pecans. Troy Univ. and the county museum are there. 2 City (1990 pop. 72,884), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit Detroit , city (1990 pop. 1,027,974), seat of Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie; inc. as a city 1815. Michigan's largest city and the tenth largest in the nation, Detroit is a major Great Lakes shipping and rail center. ..... Click the link for more information. ; settled 1821, inc. 1955. Major suburban development and residential growth occurred in the city after 1975, as urban migration from Detroit became extensive. Its varied manufactures include automobiles and automobile parts, electronics, chemicals, and door systems. Troy contains many historic buildings and is the site of Walsh College. 3 City (1990 pop.

54,269), seat of Rensselaer co., E N.Y., on the east bank of the Hudson River; inc. 1816. Once known especially for its manufacture of collars and shirts, it now produces motor vehicle parts, garden tillers, instruments, and railroad supplies. Henry Hudson Hudson, Henry, fl. 1607–11, English navigator and explorer. He was hired (1607) by the English Muscovy Company to find the Northeast Passage to Asia. He failed, and another attempt (1608) to find a new route was also fruitless. ..... Click the link for more information. explored (1609) the area near Troy, and the site was included in the patroonship given to Kiliaen Van Rensselaer by the Dutch West India Company. The town was laid out in 1786. From 1812 to 1920 it was industrially prosperous and many inventions were made there. In the second half of the 20th cent. Troy suffered from the urban blight of many river towns and lost a large number of its industries.

It is the seat of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Russell Sage College, and the Emma Willard School. Samuel Wilson of Troy, who was concerned with army beef supply in the War of 1812, is said to have been the original "Uncle Sam." Many buildings of architectural and historic interest are preserved. 4 City (1990 pop. 19,478), seat of Miami co., W central Ohio, on the Great Miami River, in a farm area; inc. 1814. Welding machinery, food-processing equipment, motor generators, paper products, and tools are manufactured. Growth and industrialization came with the arrival of the Miami and Erie Canal in 1837. A disastrous flood in 1913 resulted in the creation of the first flood protection district in the United States. Troy (also known as Ilion), an ancient city in northwest Asia Minor; an important political center in the Troas during the third and second millennia B.C. Known from ancient Greek epic works about the Trojan War, Troy was discovered in 1865 as a result of archaeological excavations made in the mound of Hisarlik.

In the 1870’s and 1880’s further excavations were made by the German archaeologist H. Schliemann; Troy was later excavated by the German archaeologist W. Dôrpfeld in 1893–4 and by the American archaeologist C. Blegen from 1932 to 1938. Layers were uncovered dating from the Early, Middle, and Late Bronze Age and from the Iron Age. From 3000 Ancient Troy - Troy Ruins Ancient Troy Vacations Share Henrich Schliemann found ancient Troy in what is present day Hisarlik a little south of the city of Canakkale, located on the western shores of the Aegean Sea and on the western end of the Bosphorus Strait. Many ocean liners will offer Istanbul shore excursions that include tours of Troy in Turkey during their port stops. Often these shore excursions will also include the nearby World War I battle site of Gallipoli. There are also Bosphorus river cruises that travel through the Sea of Marmara and do make stops at the Troy Ruins during the cruise.

The Sea of Marmara is the body of water that separates the continents of Europe and Asia. It is bordered on the east by Istanbul and on the west by Canakkale. It is possible to visit the national park where ancient Troy is located on a day trip from Izmir or Istanbul . But it is conveniently reached by ferry if you are spending a night in Canakkale. While the ruins are not as impressive as those at Pergamum or Ephesus , they are quite worthwhile due to the history revealed by sites dating back as far as 3,000 years before the Christian era. Some think the massive wooden reconstruction of the fabled Trojan Horse is a bit "touristy." While this is true, it provides a great deal of fun for children as well as idea of the scope of its original construction. The ruins of what is perhaps the most famous ancient city in the world are extensive and set in a beautiful location. There are nine different strata, and you take a virtual walk back in time as you explore them, beginning with the impressive former entrance. Columns mark the ruins of former palaces, and there is a well-preserved amphitheater (also called a concert hall).

At the entrance are some souvenir shops, the wooden horse reconstruction, and a small archeological museum with excellent models of the city once looked like. Ancient Troy was the center of the civilization described in Homer's epic, the Iliad. Called Truva in Turkish, the ruins at this once great city are quite amazing, and the Troy ruins are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of the ruins are Roman, as the Roman city of Ilium was built on top of ancient Truva. Work is still going on to repair the damage of early excavations and to reconstruct some of the structures so they can be viewed as they originally were built. While there are a few hotels in modern Truva and Canakkale, most people visit ancient Troy as a stop on a longer itinerary, and will be staying in accommodations in Bursa or Izmir. Turkey Map For millennia it was thought that the ancient city of Troy was only the stuff of legend, an interesting fable from the mythology of Greece . Most everyone knows the story of the Trojan Horse and the epic related by Virgil of how the Greeks sneaked into the city during the Trojan War more than 2,000 years before the Christian Era.

But few believed it was more than a myth until the persistent businessman and archeologist Heinrich Schliemann uncovered the actual Troy ruins in 1876. This discovery occurred before archeology was established as a legitimate science and profession. His excavations of the ancient city of Troy actually caused some harm to the integrity of the site. He and his wife Sophia collaborated to smuggle a great deal of treasure from the site out of Turkey; some of his scholarship was questionable, later even proving to be deliberate falsehoods. This kind of behavior was not unusual among the explorers of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin, removed virtually all of what are referred to as the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens in 1812. They are now in the British Museum and the source of a great deal of controversy between England and Greece. Two of the first archeologists to practice more ethical and scholarly excavations were Sir Arthur Evans, who was responsible for much of the early work at Knossos on the island of Crete during the late 1800s, and Howard Carter who discover the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings in Egypt.

Compare Travel Sites and Save! Troy, Turkey Anatolia Troy Troy, situated at a distance of 30 km from the Dardanelles. Troy, which had been founded in the year 3000 B.C., and was demolished and reconstructed nine times until the year 500 A.D. was inhabited incessantly for 3500 years. Troy I. which had been founded in the year 3000 B.C. was demolished in the year 2500 BC and Troy II. that was founded in its place, was brought to its end by a fire in the 2300's B.C. Troy III, IV.and V. were founded successively. After these strata which were not indicative of a great deal of activity, Troy VI. was founded between the years 1800-1275 B.C. This Troy which is worthy of attention today with its city walls in good condition, was succeeded by Troy VII which is the stratum where the famous war was made.

This stratum is divided into strata VIIa and VIIb respectively, and the Trojan war, which was the first war in the world between the east and the west, took place in Troy VIIa in the years of 1200 B.C. Troy, also Ilium (ancient Ilion), famous city of Greek legend, on the northwestern corner of Asia Minor. The legendary founder of the city was Ilus, the son of Tros, from whom the name Troy was derived. The son and successor of Ilus was Laomedon, who was slain by the hero Hercules, when Hercules captured the city. During the reign of Laomedon's son Priam occurred the celebrated Trojan War, which resulted in the capture and destruction of the city During this war many people came to the aid of Troy from various places of Anatolia, but because of the trick of the "Wooden Horse", the city fell and Troy was burnt and destroyed. The Trojans who could save themselves from this massacre, built their city over again and kept on living there. Troy VIII.

which followed Troy VII, acquired the properties of the Hellenistic period, and Troy IX became the Troy of the Roman period.Schliemann conducted excavations in Troy in 1870; following him, Dï¿½rpfeld and later in the year 1935, Blegen from America, continued the excavations there. Troy | ancient city, Turkey | Britannica.com ancient city, Turkey Alternative Titles: Ilion, Ilios, Ilium, Troia, Troja Related Topics Carl Blegen 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 archaeology . The legend of the Trojan War is the most notable theme from ancient Greek literature and forms the basis of Homer ’s Iliad . Although the actual nature and size of the historical settlement remain matters of scholarly debate, the ruins of Troy at Hisarlık , Turkey , are a key archaeological site whose many layers illustrate the gradual development of civilization in northwestern Asia Minor. Overview of Troy.

Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Geography Ancient Troy commanded a strategic point at the southern entrance to the Dardanelles (Hellespont), a narrow strait linking the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea via the Sea of Marmara . The city also commanded a land route that ran north along the west Anatolian coast and crossed the narrowest point of the Dardanelles to the European shore. In theory, Troy would have been able to use its site astride these two lines of communication to exact tolls from trading vessels and other travelers using them; the actual extent to which this took place, however, remains unclear. The Troad (Greek Troias; “Land of Troy”) is the district formed by the northwestern projection of Asia Minor into the Aegean Sea. The present-day ruins of Troy itself occupy the western end of a low descending ridge in the extreme northwest corner of the Troad. Less than 4 miles (6 km) to the west, across the plain of the Scamander (Küçük Menderes) River, is the Aegean Sea, and toward the north are the narrows of the Dardanelles.

Archaeology The search for Troy at Hisarlık The approximate location of Troy was well known from references in works by ancient Greek and Latin authors, including Homer , Herodotus , and Strabo . But the exact site of the city remained unidentified until modern times. A large mound, known locally as Hisarlık , had long been understood to hold the ruins of a city named Ilion or Ilium that had flourished in Hellenistic and Roman times. In 1822 Charles Maclaren suggested that this was the site of Homeric Troy, but for the next 50 years his suggestion received little attention from Classical scholars, most of whom regarded the Trojan legend as a mere fictional creation based on myth , not history. Those who did believe in the existence of a real Troy thought it to be at Bunarbashi (Pınarbaşı), a short distance south of Hisarlık. It took Frank Calvert, a scholarly amateur archaeologist, until 1860 to begin exploratory work on Hisarlık.

It was he who persuaded the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann to work at Hisarlık, though Schliemann soon took full credit for adopting Maclaren’s identification and demonstrating to the world that it was correct. (Not until the late 20th century was the full extent of Calvert’s role widely known.) In seven major and two minor campaigns between 1870 and 1890, Schliemann conducted excavations on a large scale mainly in the central area of the Hisarlık mound, where he exposed the remains of a walled citadel. After Schliemann’s death in 1890, the excavations were continued (1893–94) by his colleague Wilhelm Dörpfeld and later (1932–38) by an expedition from the University of Cincinnati headed by Carl W. Blegen . After a lapse of some 50 years, excavations resumed (1988–2005) under the leadership of University of Tübingen archaeologist Manfred Korfmann and continued after his death.

Similar Topics Bethel Questions of Troy’s physical size, population, and stature as a trade entrepôt and regional power became subjects of intense scholarly dispute following the resumption of excavations at Hisarlık in the late 1980s. Although Homeric Troy was described as a wealthy and populous city, by this time some scholars had come to accept the probability of a lesser Troy—a relatively minor settlement, perhaps a princely seat. Beginning in 1988, Korfmann’s team investigated the terrain surrounding the citadel site in search of wider settlement. Korfmann’s findings at Hisarlık, drawn from geomagnetic surveying and isolated excavations, led him to conclude in favour of a greater Troy—that is, a settlement of some size and prosperity. His presentation of this perspective in a 2001 exhibition, accompanied by a controversial model reconstruction of the city, sparked especially intense scholarly debate over the city’s true nature. Findings Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales Before excavations began, the mound rose to a height of 105 feet (32 metres) above the plain. It contained a vast accumulation of debris that was made up of many clearly distinguishable layers.

Schliemann and Dörpfeld identified a sequence of nine principal strata, representing nine periods during which houses were built, occupied, and ultimately destroyed. At the end of each period when a settlement was destroyed (usually by fire or earthquake or both), the survivors, rather than clear the wreckage down to the floors, merely leveled it out and then built new houses upon it. Capitals & Cities: Fact or Fiction? The nine major periods of ancient Troy are labeled I to IX, starting from the bottom with the oldest settlement, Troy I. In periods I to VII Troy was a fortified stronghold that served as the capital of the Troad and the residence of a king, his family, officials, advisers, retinue, and slaves. Most of the local population, however, were farmers who lived in unfortified villages nearby and took refuge in the citadel in times of danger. Troy I to V corresponds roughly to the Early Bronze Age (c. 3000 to 1900 bce). The citadel of Troy I was small, not more than 300 feet (90 metres) in diameter. It was enclosed by a massive wall with gateways and flanking towers and contained perhaps 20 rectangular houses.

Troy II was twice as large and had higher, sloping stone walls protecting an acropolis on which stood the king’s palace and other princely residences, which were built of brick in a megaron plan. This city came to an end through fire, and Schliemann mistakenly identified it with Homer ’s Troy. In the “burnt layer’s” debris were found a trove of gold jewelry and ornaments and gold , silver , copper , bronze , and ceramic vessels that Schliemann named “Priam’s treasure.” The burning of Troy II seems to have been followed by an economic decline; each of the citadels of Troy III, IV, and V was fortified and somewhat larger than its predecessor, but the houses inside the walls were much smaller and more closely packed than in Troy II. Connect with Britannica Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest Troy VI and VII may be assigned to the Middle and Late Bronze Age (c. 1900 to 1100 bce). Troy at this time had new and vigorous settlers who introduced domesticated horses to the Aegean area.

They further enlarged the city and erected a magnificent circuit of cut limestone walls that were 15 feet (4.5 metres) thick at the base, rose to a height of more than 17 feet (5 metres), and had brick ramparts and watchtowers. Inside the citadel, which was now about 650 feet (200 metres) long and 450 feet (140 metres) wide, great houses were laid out on ascending, concentric terraces. Troy VI was destroyed by a violent earthquake a little after 1300 bce. Dörpfeld had identified this stage as Homeric Troy, but its apparent destruction by an earthquake does not agree with the realistic account of the sack of Troy in Greek tradition. Moreover, the city’s date, as indicated by imported Mycenaean pottery found in the earthquake debris, is too early for the Trojan War . The survivors of the earthquake quickly rebuilt the town, thus inaugurating the short-lived Troy VIIa. The ruins were leveled and covered over by new buildings, which were set close together and filled all available space inside the fortress.

Almost every house was provided with one or several huge storage jars that were sunk deep into the ground, with only their mouths above the level of the floor. Troy VIIa probably lasted little more than a generation. The crowding together of houses and the special measures to store up food supplies suggest that preparations had been made to withstand a siege. The town was destroyed in a devastating fire, and remnants of human bones found in some houses and streets strengthen the impression that the town was captured, looted, and burnt by enemies. Based on the evidence of imported Mycenaean pottery, the end of Troy VIIa can be dated to between 1260 and 1240 bce. The Cincinnati expedition under Blegen concluded that Troy VIIa was very likely the capital of King Priam described in Homer ’s Iliad , which was destroyed by the Greek armies of Agamemnon . Britannica Lists & Quizzes Troy (Truva), Turkey Guide Although you can visit Troy from Istanbul in one day , I don't recommend it. The drive (or bus ride) is about five hours each way.

It's much better to make an overnight excursion by rental car or by bus , including a guided minibus tour or self-guided hiking tour of the Gallipoli battlefields . The East Wall of Troy... What to See & Do Some visitors think "there's not a lot to see at Troy," and that's true compared to Turkey's hundreds of other ancient cities such as Pergamum , Ephesus and Aphrodisias . But I get a thrill just from seeing Troy's ancient walls, climbing around the ruins, and gazing across the Troad (the plains of Troy) towards the waters of the Dardanelles and the hills of Gallipoli beyond. A new museum is under construction to display artifacts from the site as well as Trojan treasures taken to other countries that may be returned to Turkey in the future. Construction is scheduled to be completed, and the museum opened to visitors, in 2016. Mount Ida (Kazdağı) You can also wander into the mountains east of Troy to massive Mount Ida (Kazdağı), a great place for a few nights' relaxation at a mountain inn. More...

Where to Stay If you plan to stay a night in nearby Çanakkale , Bozcaada or Assos , it makes sense to include Troy in your itinerary, especially if you're heading south—it's just off the main İzmir highway a few kilometers. Also, heading south, if you have time to wander, consider going off the beaten path by turning west at Ezine to see the ancient sites of Neandria, Alexandria Troas , and the Apollo Smintheon , on a smaller road closer to the Aegean coast via Gülpınar to Assos (Behramkale). Signs point the way. Troy (Truva), Canakkale - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. Troy (Truva), Canakkale Does this attraction have good scenic or skyline views? Yes Would this be a good hot day activity? Yes Would this be a good cold day activity? Yes Is this an outdoor attraction or activity? Yes Is this attraction suitable for all ages? Yes Is this attraction pet friendly? Yes Would this be a good sunny day activity?

Yes No Unsure Does this attraction require above average amounts of physical activity (long walks, climbs, stairs or hikes)? Yes Is this attraction good for couples? Yes Does this activity require advanced planning, ticketing or reservations? Yes Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom Address: Tevfikiye Koyu, Intepe, Canakkale, Turkey Website Recommended length of visit: <1 hour Description: Site of the heroic siege in in Homer's Iliad, Troy (Truva in Turkish, Ilion... Site of the heroic siege in in Homer's Iliad, Troy (Truva in Turkish, Ilion in Greek) was excavated in the 1870s by Heinrich Schliemann. He uncovered civilizations dating back 5,000 years, including best-preserved Roman architecture. Explanatory materials at the site are limited, so visitors should bring a good history text or hire a guide. read more

Question: Truva in Turkey is the site of which ancient city?
Answer: Troy