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Question
Where is the City of Troy?
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The ruins of Troy are in the Ancient Greek city of Pergamon

This position holds that the ruins of Troy lie at the ancient city of Pergamon, not the conventional site. Drawing on John Crowe's 'The Troy Deception', it argues that Hisarlik does not match Homer's description while Pergamon fits the Plain of Troy, and that the Iliad was later altered.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. Homer's Iliad was modified by Athenian rulers
    John Crowe claims that Athenian rulers between 560 and 514 BCE helped rewrite and add sections of Homer's Iliad in order to make people believe that Troy's ruins were in Hisarlik. They did this with the aim to expand Athenian colonies.
  2. Hisarlik does not fit Homer's description of Troy
    In 'The Troy Deception', John Crowe details 10 reasons why Hisarlik cannot be Homer's Troy, going on to give Pergamon as an alternative.
  3. Pergamon matches the description of the Plain of Troy
    The Plain of Troy is where the Trojan war occurred in The Iliad, and we are given a much more extensive description of this land compared to the city itself.