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Did Athenians Hide Troy's True Location | Greece News
Did the ancient Athenians secretly rewrite Homer’s Iliad to steal land? A bold new theory claims Troy was originally at Pergamon—not Hisarlik—and that sixth-century BCE Athens planted the myth of Troy at Hisarlik to bolster their territorial claim. Proponents like John Crowe cite missing hot springs, no coastal plain, and the Trojan name “Teucrians” tied to Pergamon. But skeptics counter: geography shifted over millennia, oral traditions survived, and the Scamander River doesn’t match Pergamon. While politically juicy, the evidence remains shaky—Troy’s true location may still be buried in…
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