I just watched the movie Troy last night, and it left me wondering...Has anyone ever found it? If so, where is it located?
2006-07-12 09:54:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Greece
Troy (Ilion) was found in Turkey (west coast) in the 19th century; there were 12 cities of Troy built on each other, as far as I remember Troy was found till the 7th layer
2006-07-12 10:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
HELLO DEAR!
More than 100 years ago, Schliemann, reading and following the Homer's Iliad, went to Northwestern Turkey and was searching to unearth Ilion (Troy). When he was almost disappointed, a Shepard show him a hill. He went alone and started digging, hours before he had planned to depart! Amazing! He started finding exciting findings! He did not leave and eventually he discovered several levels of Troy! Archaeologically there are found many levels (in time) of Troy. He also discovered jewelry, pottery, burnt items, etc.!
Thus, we can say, Schliemann, with the assistance of a local Greek Shepard found some levels of Troy!
Regarding the movie Troy, it is an artistic presentation of the Homer's story. There are many "mistakes", but this is art!
2006-07-15 00:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by soubassakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heinrich Schliemann (sp?) dug it up about 150 years ago. In fact, he dug deeper than the era of the War, and probably destroyed a lot of evidence from that period. He found a treasure which he attributed to the King of Troy, Priam. It is still called Priam's Treasure, though it is a sure bet that it belonged to someone generations before the Priam of the Iliad existed.
The location is on the coast of Turkey. It's a popular tourist destination. Recently, archaeologists have found the outer walls of the city which more accurately fit the descriptions of the massive city and explain how it survived during a ten-year siege.
2006-07-13 20:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by tianjingabi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ruins of Troy is found in Turkey by Schliemann, during the Ottoman Empire. It is on the North of Western Coast. Near to the city Çanakkale. The treasure is stolen by Schliemann and brought to Germany. At the end of World War 2, the Soviet Red Army took the treasure of Troy to Russia.
2006-07-12 10:31:10 · answer #4 · answered by Tako 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read anything you can about Heinrich Schliemann. Very
interesting man. Learned many languages on his own. Worked
in the California Gold Rush. When all the college professors of
his time said that Homer's writings were just fiction Schliemann
told his father that he believed Homer had written history and
that he would prove it one day. He did.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
2006-07-16 16:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the most interesting archaeological discoveries was made in the last five years when it was discovered that there wasn't a wall around the city, but a deep moat ... probably full of fire, occasionally, and certainly daunting for any attackers.
2006-07-16 20:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by Aunt Thea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the city of troy was never discovered per se but there are some ruins that match what is said in the iliada. i think in turkey.
2006-07-12 10:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by chilse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeap they found it, but it wasn't that great as they thought the greeks said. turkey, west coast, do not know the name ...
2006-07-12 22:02:34 · answer #8 · answered by vongelu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea it was up your ****** a**
2006-07-14 06:33:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋