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The real Troy has two Trojan Horses • Oct. 26, 2026, 7:48 AM ET (CNN)

Facts

Also Known As Ilium • Ilios • Ilion • Wilusa • Troia • Troja

Did You Know?

  • The longest recorded sieges of the era lasted several months.
  • Troy is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • 400 years afterwards, when Homer would have been writing, the ruins of Troy would have still been observable.

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Painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo showing crowds pulling the large wooden Trojan Horse into the city of Troy, with excited figures and ancient buildings in the background.
Achilles killing Penthesilea during the Trojan War
Detail from the Brygos Cup by the Brygos Painter, showing ancient Greek warriors in battle during the Sack of Troy, with figures in armor and shields on a black and red pottery surface.
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