Troy

The legendary city now shares its name with the archaeological site under Mount Ida.

The city of Ilium was founded on the site by the Roman Emperor, Augustas and in the 1870's German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated the area. During the excavations it was revealed that the site had been home to at least nine cities built on the same location, one of the earlier cities thought to be Homer's Troy.

There are still archaeological studies taking place at the site.