Troy, Turkey
Troy was thought for a long time to be a myth until in 1871 Heinrich Schliemann found huge defensive walls at the location of the ancient city of Ilium, as well as golden jewelry postulated to be the jewels of Helen. Modern excavations of the site have revealed the city to be large – large enough to be the basis of the ancient legend. The city was destroyed and rebuilt multiple times, and there is a debate as to which of these layers might relate to the city besieged by the Greeks. Interestingly, the mighty walls of the city would have been more than a match for the weaponry available at that time, and this probably further validates the legend of the Trojan Horse.
