Pictures of the real city of Troy
When I saw Barb Fraser’s commentary on Heroes and accompanying picture of the Trojan horse, I was reminded of my trip to Turkey last spring where the ancient city of Troy was actually located. Here are 2 pictures of the ancient city of Troy near Cenakale, Turkey.
![trojan horse Well, this is not the original, but it does stand at the gates of the Ancient City of Troy.](https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept09/files/2009/11/trojan-horse.jpg)
Well, this is not the original, but it does stand at the gates of the Ancient City of Troy.
![Troy 9 layers This is what's left of Troy now. There are 9 layers that they could identify. I think the Homeric Troy was layer 5 or 6. From the top of some of the ruins, you could see a hill where Achilles would have been buried, and another nearby, where Paris would now lie.](https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept09/files/2009/11/Troy-9-layers.jpg)
This is what's left of Troy now. There are 9 layers that they could identify. I think the Homeric Troy was layer 5 or 6. From the top of some of the ruins, you could see a hill where Achilles would have been buried, and another nearby, where Paris would now lie.
1 comment
1 Hosein Moeini { 11.17.09 at 8:23 pm }
Hi Catherine
Canakkale is the name of that city.
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