The inhabitants of this city believed that they lived on the site of ancient Troy; Xerxes and Alexander the Great visited the place that they might see the scene of the action of the Trojan war.

But even if you happen to know exactly where the ancient site of Troy lies, it may come as a surprise just how easy it is to visit these days. In the Çanakkale province of western Türkiye ...

The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey. It occupied a strategic position on the Dardanelles, a narrow water channel that connects the ...

Thousands of stone ax heads and painted pottery shards found on the site suggest a previously unknown society of hundreds of people — comparable to the size of Bronze Age Troy — who might have ...

These 12 ancient myths turned out to be true, proving that sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. The Lost City of Troy The ancient city of Troy, made famous by Homer’s epic poem “The ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,400-year-old jade seal at Seyitömer Höyük, Turkey. It is the oldest of its kind in Inner ...

You just need to know where to look in this pleasant hill country of olive cultivation where a magnificent ancient marble temple ... and was second only in status to Troy’s Athena temple in ...

An Old Soldier remembers the ten-year war at Troy and the events which led up ... Trojan War are written about in a number of works of Ancient Greek literature, including Homer’s epic poem ...

In Hidden Aegean, travel expert Peter Greenberg explores hidden gems of Turkey’s Aegean coast, including Bodrum, Izmir, and the ancient city of Troy. Activities include walking among the ancient ...

The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey. It occupied a strategic position on the Dardanelles, a narrow water channel that connects the ...