Did Mehmet the Conqueror have the Iliad in his library?

Historians note that Mehmet the Conqueror knew Greek very well. We know that he had t...

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Whose side was Hittites on during the Trojan War?

M.Osman Korfmann's excavation work and his publications proved that Troy/Ilios/Wilusa...

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Where is “Priamos Treasure“?

Schliemann hid the treasure, which was found May, 31rd, 1873, for a few days in the f...

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Where is the coast of Achaens?

Before he started Troy excavations, M. Osman Korfmann made excavations in Beşik-Yassı...

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What is the Peace of Troy?

Professor Osman Korfmann, who directed the Troy excavations from 1988 until his death...

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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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How many years did Trojan War last?

During 730's B.C.E., around 500 years after Trojan War, Homer, who transcribed the Il...

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From which year is the oldest Iliad copy we have?

There is no copy of the Iliad from 2700 years ago, when Homer transcribed it. The mai...

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Why did Troyans and Hittites conclude a treaty?

According to the treaty concluded in 1280 B. C. E. between the king of Wilusa/Ilios/T...

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How did he wrote his epics?

In academic world, it is accepted that the Greeks obtained writing from Phoenicians (...

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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