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# Troy
## Overview
Troy (ancient Ilion/Ilium) was a Bronze Age city in northwestern Anatolia, famous as the setting of Homer's *Iliad*. The archaeological site at Hisarlik reveals multiple occupation layers spanning ~3000 BCE to the Roman period.
Troy (ancient Ilion/Ilium) was a Bronze Age city in northwestern Anatolia, famous as the setting of Homer's *Iliad*. The archaeological site at Hisarlik reveals multiple occupation layers spanning ~3000 BCE to the Roman period. @t[~3000 BCE]
## Key Facts
- Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
- Period: ~3000 BCE Roman era
- Period: ~3000 BCE Roman era @t[=000 BCE]
- Excavated by: Heinrich Schliemann (1870s), Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Carl Blegen, Manfred Korfmann
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998
## Archaeological Layers
- Troy IV (~30001750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements
- Troy VI (~17501300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy [^1]
- Troy VIIa (~13001180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; candidate for the Trojan War destruction
- Troy IV (~30001750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements @t[3000 BCE..1750 BCE]
- Troy VI (~17501300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy @t[1750 BCE..1300 BCE] [^1]
- Troy VIIa (~13001180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; candidate for the Trojan War destruction @t[1300 BCE..1180 BCE]
- Troy VIIIIX: Greek and Roman Ilion
## The Trojan War
- Traditionally dated ~1184 BCE (Eratosthenes' calculation)
- Traditionally dated ~1184 BCE (Eratosthenes' calculation) @t[~1184 BCE]
- Homer's *Iliad* describes a Greek siege of Troy over the abduction of Helen
- Historical basis debated; may reflect Bronze Age conflicts between Mycenaeans and Anatolian powers [^2]