The City of Troy

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The paper begins with the discovery of the ancient city of Troy in 19th century Turkey. The archeological process involved in the discovery is discussed. The archeologists' choice of location is studied and the personality of Homer is examined. The paper explores the realities of the Trojan War and concludes by espousing the significance of the discovery for the historical field of study.

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"The city of Troy and the Trojan people were always considered mythological until the end of the 19th century. So far the world had come to know Troy through the mythological rendition by Homer. However in 1871, Heinrich Schliemann began excavation in an ancient city of Turkey. Schliemann, who was an American citizen but German by birth, was the first man in history who discovered that there was indeed a city named Troy, though in ruins. The lost city of Troy is also called Ilion or Ilium in Latin (Stearns, 2001). The excavation he began was continued till at least nine cities were discovered at the original site of excavation, layered one on top of the other. It was the seventh city that was found to be Troy. The archeologists agreed that the city was destroyed around 1250 BC and resembled closely the city of Troy as described in Homer's legends. The ruins could still be seen in the sixteen feet thick towers and walls of the city that was discovered (Luce, 1998)."

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