Troy

Also known as Ancient Troy, City of Troy, Ilion, Ilium, Teukroi

Troy (; /; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Çanakkale, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destination, and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.

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Troy was an ancient city in what is now Turkey that is famous as the legendary setting of the Trojan War in Greek mythology. The archaeological remains of the city are now a popular tourist site and have been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage location since 1998.

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Ancient site.name: Troy
Ancient site.native_name: ()
Ancient site.caption: Walls of Late Bronze Age Troy
Ancient site.map_type: Turkey Marmara#Turkey#Greece
Ancient site.map_size: 280
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Çanakkale District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Ancient site.region: Troad
Ancient site.part_of: Historical National Park of Troia
Ancient site.archaeologists: Frank Calvert, Heinrich Schliemann
Ancient site.website: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/849/
Ancient site.designation1_type: Cultural
Ancient site.designation1_date: 1998 (22nd session)
Ancient site.designation1_number: 849
Ancient site.designation1: WHS
Ancient site.designation1_free1name: UNESCO Region
Ancient site.designation1_free1value: Europe and North America

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Wikidata facts

Area: 158
Official website: muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?sectionId=TRV01&distId=TRV
Image: A view from Troy Ancient City, Çanakkale, Turkey.jpg

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Commons category: Troy
inception: 3000-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 0500-00-00
native label: 𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷
P12749: Valeriu Bularca
P8168: Oncorhynchus masou formosanus

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Contents

Name
Archaeological site
Troy 0
Troy I
Troy II
Troy III–V
Middle Bronze Age
Troy VI–VII
Troy VI
Troy VIIa
Troy VIIb
Troy VIII–IX
Excavation history
Early modern era
Frank Calvert
Heinrich Schliemann
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
Carl Blegen
Manfred Korfmann
Recent developments
Historical Troy
Troy VI–VII in Hittite records
Classical and Hellenistic Troy (Troy VIII)
Roman Troy (Troy IX)
Christian bishopric
Troy in legend
Current status
See also
Footnotes
Notes
References
Further reading
General
Archaeological
Ecclesiastical history
Mythology and literature
External links

Troy was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt during its 4000 years of settlement. As a result, nine archaeological layers have been identified at the site, each corresponding to a city built on the ruins of the previous. Archaeologists refer to these layers using Roman numerals, Troy I being the earliest and Troy IX being the latest.