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Troad
The Troad ( or ; , ''Troáda'') or Troas (; , ''Trōiás'' or , ''Trōïás'') is a historical region in northwestern Anatolia. It corresponds with the Biga Peninsula (Turkish: ''Biga Yarımadası'') in the Çanakkale Province of modern Turkey. Bounded by the Dardanelles to the northwest, by the Aegean Sea to the west and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida, the Troad is drained by two main rivers, the Scamander ( Karamenderes) and the Simoeis, which join at the area containing the ruins of Troy. History The Troad is first mentioned by that name in Hittite records as ''Taruiša''. This identification was first put forth by Emil Forrer, but largely disputed by most Hittite experts until 1983 when Houwink ten Cate showed that two fragments were from the same original cuneiform tablet and in his discussion of the restored letter showed that ''Taruiša'' and ''Wiluša'' (Troy) were correctly placed in northwestern Anatolia. Greek settlements flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walls Of Troy (1)
Many turf mazes in England were named Troy Town, Troy-town or variations on that theme (such as Troy, The City of Troy, Troy's Walls, Troy's Hoy, or The Walls of Troy) presumably because, in popular legend, the walls of the city of Troy were constructed in such a confusing and complex way that any enemy who entered them would be unable to find his way out. Wales, Welsh hilltop turf mazes (none of which now exist) were called "Caerdroia", which can be translated as "City of Troy" (or perhaps "castle of turns"). W. H. Matthews, in his ''Mazes and Labyrinths'' (1922), gives the name as "Troy-town". More recent writers (such as Adrian Fisher (puzzle designer), Adrian Fisher, in ''The Art of the Maze'', 1990) prefer "Troy Town". The name "Troy" has been associated with labyrinths from ancient times. An Etruscan civilization, Etruscan terracotta wine-jar from Tragliatella, Italy, shows a seven-ring labyrinth marked with the word ''TRUIA'' (which may refer to Troy). To its left, two ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
