oshua Owoc
OJctober 1, 2007
Mythology
History of Ancient Troy
The city of Troy was famously built by Apollo and Poseidon, during their punishment from Zeus, where they were not allowed to use their powers and worked with mortal men to build Troy (Arch).
Poseidon and Apollo built the walls and fortifications around Troy for Laomedon, son of Ilus the younger. When Laomedon refused to pay, Poseidon flooded the land and demanded the sacrifice of Hesione to a sea monster. Pestilence came and the sea monster snatched away the people of the plain (Troy).
This fabled city that was under speculation on whether or not this city actually existed. But with recent excavations and studies we have found that Troy has existed many times. In fact, it is believed that the Troy most closely related to the Trojan War was Troy VII. And as far as fortification go, whenever one version of Troy would be damaged, they would reuse whatever was damaged and make something new out of it, like a new wall to divert attackers to make their path that much more difficult. There was a earthquake recorded during the time of Troy VI which damaged most of the city (Arch).