It was the focal point of the Trojan War, when the Greek armies gathered to bring back the beautiful Queen Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, taken to Troy by her lover Prince Paris. After ten years of war, Troy was fin

Troy or Ilium was a mighty ancient city-state located in modern-day Turkey.

History

It was the focal point of the Trojan War, when the Greek armies gathered to bring back the beautiful Queen Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, taken to Troy by her lover Prince Paris. After ten years of war, Troy was finally defeated and burned down.^[1]

Points of Interest

• Arena^[2]
• Palace^[2]
• Walls
  
  

Residents

• Trojan Royal Family
  • Ganymede
  • Priam and Hecuba
    • Hector
    • Paris and Helen
  • Anchisis
    • Aeneas
      

See Also

• Appearances of Troy
• Location Gallery: Troy
  
• Catalogued images related to Troy
  
  

Links and References

• Troy at Wikipedia.org