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All the information we have today about Troy, comes from the Epic Cycle, particularly from Homer's Iliad , the best known part of the cycle. Other material, such as Cypria , that some antique chronicles mention is lost to us.
Greek mythology indicates the Trojans as being the citizens of the ancient municipality of Troy, a part of the region of Anatolia. Troy was considered to be a wealthy city, mostly due to its port trade with east and west. Also, the richness of the city came from iron production.
No certain information exists about the language spoken in Troy.
Troy was ruled by Heracleid dynasty, for 505 years until the time of Candaules. The generation before the Trojan War, Heracles captured Troy and killed Laomedon and his sons, except for young Priam. Priam later became king and during his reign, the Greeks invaded and captured Troy, in the Trojan War, 1193–1183 BCE, most recently dated to 1188 BCE.
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Troy, the legend -
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