What is the subject of the Iliad?

In fact, Homer's epic of the Iliad consists of a small part of a much larger epic. In...

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When did Homer researches begin?

Homer researches reach until 3rd century B.C. The center of research from that time i...

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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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Was Troy a trade center?

The "Priamos Treasure" which was found in the citadel of Troy II (around 2500 B.C.E.)...

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How does Troy affect contemporary politics?

Can mankind live without war? History does not give us a lot of hope that it can. The...

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How many people were living in Troy?

Troy I was a small settlement with a population of couple of hundreds. Later, in Troy...

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How did Troy collapse?

After the Trojan city was founded around 3000's B.C.E., it is destroyed several times...

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Did the Trojan War really happen?

The question, whether the Trojan War mentioned in the Iliad really happened or not, i...

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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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Was Troy a big city?

The excavations of Dörpfeld revealed almost all the parts of the walls? of Troy, but...

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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