diff --git a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv index 16ef45b..fb527e6 100644 --- a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv +++ b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv @@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ 6beab6 1771806307 6d7974 1771806391 70f24f 1771806451 +7207df 1771806513 diff --git a/.automate/continuous-improve.log b/.automate/continuous-improve.log index e24631c..7125816 100644 --- a/.automate/continuous-improve.log +++ b/.automate/continuous-improve.log @@ -5407,3 +5407,13 @@ To https://gitea.home.everyonce.com/daniel/factbase-ancient-history.git [?25h status: UPDATED | Treaty of Apamea | changes: Applied 20 review answers; fixed apply_review_answers corruption (answer text injected into body, spurious @t[~1984] tag, duplicate title); enriched Terms section with indemnity payment schedule (500 immediately, 2500 on Senate ratification, 1000/year for 12 years), specific territorial redistribution to Pergamon and Rhodes, Antiochus IV hostage clause, perpetual Taurus prohibition; added philia/amity clause to Significance; added footnotes [^3] (Wikipedia/Antiochus IV) and [^4] (Ma 2015, Cambridge); filed bug #92 for apply_review_answers corruption +[main de36c05] improve: Treaty of Apamea + 5 files changed, 104 insertions(+) + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-shm + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-wal +[2026-02-23 00:28:33] ✅ Committed: improve: Treaty of Apamea +[2026-02-23 00:28:33] Done (54s) — UPDATED +[2026-02-23 00:28:38] [28/66] Next up... +[2026-02-23 00:28:38] ━━━ [Troy] (75b7d0) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━ +[2026-02-23 00:28:38] 🧹 Bash cleanup applied +[2026-02-23 00:28:38] 🔍 Enrichment + review pass diff --git a/.automate/improve-history.log b/.automate/improve-history.log index e3c6b3c..6008358 100644 --- a/.automate/improve-history.log +++ b/.automate/improve-history.log @@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ [2026-02-23T00:27:31+00:00] 70f24f | Roman Religion status: UPDATED | Roman Religion | bash-only pass duration: 52s +[2026-02-23T00:28:33+00:00] 7207df | Treaty of Apamea + status: UPDATED | Treaty of Apamea | changes: Applied 20 review answers; fixed apply_review_answers corruption (answer text injected into body, spurious @t[~1984] tag, duplicate title); enriched Terms section with indemnity payment schedule (500 immediately, 2500 on Senate ratification, 1000/year for 12 years), specific territorial redistribution to Pergamon and Rhodes, Antiochus IV hostage clause, perpetual Taurus prohibition; added philia/amity clause to Significance; added footnotes [^3] (Wikipedia/Antiochus IV) and [^4] (Ma 2015, Cambridge); filed bug #92 for apply_review_answers corruption + duration: 54s diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-shm b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8597df4 Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm differ diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-wal b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal new file mode 100644 index 0000000..170a0c8 Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal differ diff --git a/cities/troy.md b/cities/troy.md index 808323f..64796a8 100644 --- a/cities/troy.md +++ b/cities/troy.md @@ -1,81 +1,33 @@ # Troy -# 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. @t[~3000 BCE] +Troy (ancient Ilion/Ilium; Hittite: Wiluša/Taruiša) was a Bronze Age city in northwestern Anatolia, famous as the setting of Homer's *Iliad*. The archaeological site at Hisarlik reveals nine occupation layers spanning ~3000 BCE to the Roman period. @t[~3000 BCE..~400 CE] ## Key Facts -- Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey -- 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 +- Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey +- Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era @t[~3000 BCE..~400 CE] +- Excavated by: Frank Calvert (1863), Heinrich Schliemann (1871–1890), Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Carl Blegen (1932–1938), Manfred Korfmann (1988–2005), Rüstem Aslan (2006–present) +- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998 @t[=1998..] ## Archaeological Layers -- Troy I–V (~3000–1750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements @t[3000 BCE..1750 BCE] -- Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy @t[1750 BCE..1300 BCE] [^1] -- Troy VIIa (~1300–1180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; candidate for the Trojan War destruction @t[1300 BCE..1180 BCE] -- Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion +Troy was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt over ~4,000 years. Archaeologists identify nine layers using Roman numerals (I = earliest, IX = latest), each city built on the ruins of the previous. + +- Troy I–V (~3000–1750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements @t[~3000 BCE..~1750 BCE] +- Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city; most likely candidate for Homeric Troy @t[~1750 BCE..~1300 BCE] [^1] +- Troy VIIa (~1300–1180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; primary candidate for the Trojan War destruction layer @t[~1300 BCE..~1180 BCE] +- Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion @t[~700 BCE..~400 CE] ## The Trojan War -- 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] +- 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] +- Both Herodotus and Eratosthenes regarded the Trojan War as a historical event + +## Recent Excavations (2024–2025) +Excavations led by Prof. Rüstem Aslan (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University), part of Turkey's Legacy for the Future Project, have focused on the Late Bronze Age destruction layer. The 2025 season uncovered thousands of sling stones, arrowheads, charred buildings, and hastily buried human skeletons concentrated near the palace walls — consistent with a sudden, violent assault around 1200 BCE. The destruction layer was first identified in 2024 and significantly expanded in 2025. [^3] --- [^1]: Korfmann, M. "Was There a Trojan War?" *Archaeology* 57.3 (2004) [^2]: Latacz, J. *Troy and Homer* (Oxford, 2004) ---- - -## Review Queue - - -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - when was this true? -> 3000 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Excavated by: Heinrich Schliemann (1870s), Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Carl Blegen, Ma..." - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Troy I–V (~3000–1750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements" - when was this true? -> 1750 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy [^1]" - when was this true? -> 1300 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Troy VIIa (~1300–1180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; candidate for the Trojan War..." - when was this true? -> 1180 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Traditionally dated ~1184 BCE (Eratosthenes' calculation)" - when was this true? -> 1184 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Homer's *Iliad* describes a Greek siege of Troy over the abduction of Helen" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Historical basis debated; may reflect Bronze Age conflicts between Mycenaeans..." - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Excavated by: Heinrich Schliemann (1870s), Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Carl Blegen, Ma..." - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Troy I–V (~3000–1750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "Troy VIIa (~1300–1180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; candidate for the Trojan War..." - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 22: "Traditionally dated ~1184 BCE (Eratosthenes' calculation)" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 23: "Homer's *Iliad* describes a Greek siege of Troy over the abduction of Helen" - what is the source? -> Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] -- [x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 17: "Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy [^1]" - what does "VI" mean in this context? -> Roman numerals indicate archaeological layers/periods. Troy VI = sixth chronological layer of occupation. -- [x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 19: "Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion" - what does "VIII" mean in this context? -> Roman numerals indicate archaeological layers/periods. Troy VIII-IX = eighth and ninth chronological layers. -- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 17: "Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy [^1]" - Korfmann source from 2004 may be outdated, is this still accurate? -> Scholarship remains current. Korfmann (2004) findings confirmed by ongoing excavations at Hisarlik. -- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Historical basis debated; may reflect Bronze Age conflicts between Mycenaeans..." - Latacz source from 2004 may be outdated, is this still accurate? -> Scholarship remains current. Latacz (2004) analysis supported by recent archaeological and textual evidence. \ No newline at end of file +[^3]: Aslan, R. (2025). Archaeological excavations at Troy reveal artifacts of Trojan War. *Hurriyet Daily News*. Reported in Ancient Origins, July 16, 2025. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/definitions/ancient-history-terms.md b/definitions/ancient-history-terms.md index 1b1e949..4bd95b9 100644 --- a/definitions/ancient-history-terms.md +++ b/definitions/ancient-history-terms.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ - **Stele/Stela**: Upright stone slab used for commemorative or legal inscriptions - **Ziggurat**: Stepped temple platform in Mesopotamian architecture - **Necropolis**: Large ancient cemetery ("city of the dead") +- **Archaeological layer / stratum (pl. strata)**: A distinct horizontal deposit of soil, debris, or remains representing a single period of occupation. Sites with multiple occupation phases (e.g., Troy) are numbered sequentially using Roman numerals (I = earliest). The study of these layers is called stratigraphy. +- **Destruction layer**: An archaeological stratum showing evidence of violent or sudden destruction — burned debris, weapons, unburied remains — used to correlate a site's history with known historical events. --- ## Review Queue diff --git a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log index ad4f3e6..47f7a99 100644 --- a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log +++ b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log @@ -58,3 +58,5 @@ {"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:27:39.363"} {"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:27:39.366"} {"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:28:30.434"} +{"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:28:41.132"} +{"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:28:41.135"}