The History Files: Zeleia (Troad)
#Zeleia: located at the foot of #MountIda in the SE corner of the #Troad (now #MountKaz, broadly situated between Canakkale and Balikesir, part national park, part rustic villages).
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The History Files: Percote (Troad)
#Percote: a small city on the #Anatolian #Hellespont coast to the north-east of #Troy - it receives more than one mention in #Greek mythology, but never plays a major role.
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The History Files: Lyrnessos (Troad)
Lyrnessos (Troad): this #Cilician city of the #Troad, south-east of #MountIda - #Achilles of #Phthia made a great foray to the south of Mount Ida to attack 24 cities, including #Lyrnessos.
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The History Files: Larissa
Larissa ( #Troad ): the city of #Larissa was a #Pelasgian settlement which provided spearmen to #Troy in the #TrojanWar - the name was a common one for Pelasgian towns.
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The History Files: Kolonae (Troad)
Kolonae (Troad): along with the whole #Troad, the city of #Kolonae was a #Trojan ally during the #Mycenaean war, with the name perhaps coming from 'col' or 'calach' for an eminence.
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The History Files: Hyrtacidae
#Hyrtacidae: #Wilusa in the 1200s BC was a member of the #Assuwa, a minor state confederacy which included the #Troad and was allied to the #Hittites.
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The History Files: Troad / Troas
#Troad / #Troas: this peninsula region was at the far NW corner of #Anatolia, formed by the territory to the north of the island of Lesbos, and east to Mount Ida (now Mount Kaz in #Turkey).
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