When did Troy-Hittite relations start?

We learn about the role of Wilusa in Hittite history from the text called the Alaksan...

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What would happen if the Iliad wouldn't reach us?

First there was the epic of the Iliad. This epic, transcribed in Western Anatolia, te...

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With whom did the political visits to Troy start?

It is not known for sure when the identification between Troy, also known as Ilion, a...

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What is the meaning of the name Troy/Ilios?

The great series of epic which is transcribed by Homer around 730 B.C.E. is called "I...

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Are there any archeological findings regarding Trojan Horse?

Even after ten years the Achaens couldn't take the Trojan castle, and lastly made a w...

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In which layer was the “Priamos Treasure“ found?

"A type treasure" or Priamos Treasure is the most known and impressive among the find...

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Was Troy on the seaside?

The questions about the filling process of Trojan plain and how close was the sea to...

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Why is the Iliad important?

The Iliad is important in the sense that it tells us the cities of the cultural envir...

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Is there any information in Hittite texts about the Trojan War?

While there is no direct information concerning the Trojan War in the Hittite texts,...

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What had changed the excavations of M. O. Korfmann?

Korfmann saved Troy with his excavations and restoration work from being a mere ruin...

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Homer, the Iliad and Troy continue to influence the culture, art, science and literature of the world. Although the research history of this subject, in which literature, archaeology and history interconnect, reachs to a long past, not everything about this subject could be brought to the light. The number of questions about this enigmatic subject, which begins with a mythological story and then continues with numerous historical accounts, does not stop at 101, but could even extend to 1001. But we divided our subject to 10 sections, just like the 10 cities of Troy, and our aim here is to give our readers a clear explanation of the research done since the antiquity.

What is the magic behind this poet, this epic and this city, which has mesmerized people for thousands of years?
What part of the epic is real and what part is fiction? Is there really a place called Troy?
Were the unforgettable heroes of the war real persons?
Now with 101 questions and answers, we will give explanations to these and similar questions.

Sections
I. Homer
II. Iliad
III. Troy and The Trojans
IV. Troy and History of The Excavations
V. Trojan War
VI. Archaeology and Mythology
VII. Trojans and Hittites
VIII. Troy and Politics
IX. Troy and The Turks
X. Troy Nowadays
XI. Conclusions
XII. Bibliography