Troy
CountryTurkey
Date3000 BC
RegionCanakkale
About Troy
The legendary city of the Trojan War. Heinrich Schliemann found 9 cities built on top of each other. The gold he discovered was mistakenly attributed to Priam. A wooden replica of the Trojan Horse stands at the site. The layers span 3,000 years.
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