Troy also refers to a real ancient city, also known as Hisarlık, located on the northwest coast of Turkey about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the Dardanelles. It has been identified by many as ...

But on this fabled hillock near where the Dardanelles ... gap between the most ancient of poets and a present-day reader. Almost everything of the splendor that was Troy has been reduced to ...

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 ...

The once-strategic location near the Dardanelles provided access ... to piece together this puzzle, from ancient builders to modern archaeologists. Troy’s inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage ...

A new bridge across the Dardanelles strait makes them easy to reach from Istanbul. ByJohn Oseid, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. When not abroad ...

In fact, it was something just outside the South Gate, in this unglamorous part of the ancient ... or “Land of Troy,” a 77-square-mile swath of countryside overlooking the Dardanelles.

Troy stood in a geopolitically vital position. It controlled the entrance to the Dardanelles Strait ... the nearby capital of the ancient Hittite people, mention “Wilusa” – their word ...

But a new study reveals the mighty ancient city of Troy may have been the exception. Scientists in Germany have performed chemical analysis on drinking vessels uncovered in ruins of the ...