5600-year-old Troy Ruins Search for Traces of the Trojan War
The traces of the legendary Trojan War, where heroism, love, revenge and betrayal took place, are being searched for at the Troy Ruins. With 5600 years of settlement, Troy Archaeological Site is located within the borders of Tevfikiye village of Çanakkale province in the west of today’s Türkiye. Troy Ruins was included in UNESCO’s ‘World
Amisos Mosaic depicting Achilles and Thetis in the Ancient City of Amisos
The Amisos Mosaic was discovered in 1958 during excavation works in the ancient city of Amisos. The central panel in the center of the Amisos Mosaic, which has a base size of 56 m2, depicts Achilles and Thetis, and there are inscriptions on the heads of the figures indicating their identity. This panel depicts the
Relief depiction of the Trojan War hero Ajax discovered
A relief depicting Ajax, one of the heroes of the legendary Trojan War, one of the most significant battles of the ancient world, has been discovered. The relief of Ajax was unearthed on the island of Salamis in Greece. The Trojan War begins with the abduction of Helen, the wife of Menelaus, the king of
The mosaic of the Trojan War hero ‘Aeneas,’ with no parallel in the world, has been uncovered
During the excavation of the foundation of a construction site in the Kadirli district of Osmaniye, the mosaic of the Trojan War hero, also known as the ancestor of the Roman people, ‘Aeneas,’ was uncovered. The mosaic was found in the ruins of a Roman-era villa. According to a news article from the IHA, the
Who were the Luwians?
Why does Troy appear like an isolated outpost at the very top of the north-eastern Aegean when the cultural events of the time were much further south, namely in Minoan Crete and within the Mycenaean culture at the southernmost extremity of the Balkans? Who did the Trojans actually count as their neighbors? How should one