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Troy Ruins

Troy (Truva in Turkish) was a city situated in what is known from Classical sources as Asia Minor, now northwest Anatolia in modern Turkey. The ruins of Troy at...
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Troy (Truva in Turkish) was a city situated in what is known from Classical sources as Asia Minor, now northwest Anatolia in modern Turkey. 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.

Troy is famous because of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer.
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.
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