The Trojans were from the ancient city of Troy, located in northwest Anatolia on the coast of what is now modern-day Turkey, near the Dardanelles strait by the Aegean Sea.

Where Troy Was

  • Troy (also called Ilion/Ilion in Greek sources) stood in northwest Turkey, close to the strait that connects the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea.
  • This placed the Trojans in the wider Anatolian cultural zone rather than on the Greek mainland, though they interacted heavily with Mycenaean Greeks through trade and conflict.

Who the Trojans Were Culturally

  • Archaeology and historical analysis suggest the Trojans were a western Anatolian people, likely linked to Luwian- and Hittite-related cultures, not simply another Greek city-state.
  • In Greek myth (like Homer’s “Iliad”), they appear as a distinct people from the Achaean/Greek forces, even though they share many of the same gods and some overlapping customs.

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