What part of the Iliad is true?

We can discuss the archeological elements told in Homer's epics about the Trojan War...

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Is the Iliad a holy book?

The epic of the Iliad which is transcribed by Homer around 400 years later after Troj...

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What are the most important works that have been written about Troy and the Turks?

Reşit Saffet Atabinen – 1948 The first book published in Turkey on this topic is t...

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Is there a relationship between the Trojan War and the fall of the Hıittite Empire?

The Hittite archives concerning the conflicts between Ahhijawa (Akhas) and Wilusa (Tr...

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What was the reason of Korfmann's excavations?

The excavations in 1863, and then Schliemann excavations since 1870 and especially th...

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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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Why was Troy put on the World Heritage List by UNESCO?

After Troy and its surrounding area became the Troy Historic National Park in 1996, t...

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Who are the sides of Trojan War?

In a political sense, the Trojan War - or the Gallipoli Campaign later - are wars wag...

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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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When did the Trojan War happen?

This is a question asked since ancient times. Some ancient writers dated the war betw...

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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