Troy — Where History

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Troy

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Where in the world

Türkiye

The site

Troy is an ancient city in north-western Anatolia, in present-day Turkey, occupied over an immense span from around 3000 BCE into the first centuries CE. Its mound holds layers of successive settlements linked to the Hittite and Mycenaean worlds and to the story of the Trojan War. That deep stratigraphy and its place in myth and early archaeology earned Troy its UNESCO World Heritage listing.

Field notes

civilizations: Hittite Mycenaean
types: City · Village
built: 3,000 BCE
occupied: 3,000 BCE — 500 CE
country: Türkiye

Notable finds

Renowned pieces unearthed at Troy — and where they are today

Priam's Treasure

Priam's Treasure▸Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Statue of Hadrian from Troy

Statue of Hadrian from Troymarble · 200 CE▸Troy Museum

Monuments & structures

What stands within Troy

Temple of Athena at Ilion

archaeological site

Temple of Athena at Ilion

Pictured through the ages

Artworks that portray Troy

The Legend of Polydoros — The Legend of PolydorosTitian · 1,506 CE

Escape of Aeneas from Troy — Escape of Aeneas from TroyFederico Barocci · 1,598 CE

The Death of Priam — The Death of PriamJules Lefebvre · 1,861 CE

The Sawley Map — The Sawley MapHonorius Augustodunensis · 1,190 CE

Achilles Vanquishes Hector — Achilles Vanquishes HectorPeter Paul Rubens · 1,630 CE

Helen at the Scaean Gate — Helen at the Scaean GateGustave Moreau · 1,888 CE

The Destruction of Troy and the Judgment of Paris — The Destruction of Troy and the Judgment of ParisMatthias Gerung · 1,600 CE

The preaching of Cassandra — The preaching of CassandraDirck Metius · 1,627 CE

Aeneas and Anchises — Aeneas and AnchisesPierre Lepautre · 1,697 CE

Venus and Mars before Troy — Venus and Mars before Troy1,543 CE

Aeneas fleeing from Troy — Aeneas fleeing from TroyPompeo Batoni · 1,750 CE

Final battle of the siege of Troy. — Final battle of the siege of Troy.Adam van Noort · 1,625 CE

Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets Helen and Paris outside the Gates of Troy — Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets Helen and Paris outside the Gates of Troy1,470 CE

Chronicle

What happened at Troy

1,257 BCETrojan War

Nearby sites

Pergamon

Pergamon Türkiye

Sardis

Sardis Türkiye

Ephesus

Ephesus Türkiye

Miletus

Miletus Türkiye

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