Troad
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The Troad (.
river-gods
reclining by a stream and holding a reed.
History
The Troad gets its name from the
Wiluša (Troy) were correctly placed in northwestern Anatolia.[3]
Greek settlements flourished in Troas during the Archaic and Classical ages, as evidenced by the number of Greek poleis that coined money in their own names.[4]
The region was part of the
Attalid kings of Pergamon (now Bergama) later ceded Mysia, including the territory of the Troad, to the Roman Republic, on the death of King Attalus III
in 133 BC.
Under the
Pionia
(now Avcılar).
Under the later
thema
of the Aegean Islands.
Following its conquest by the Ottoman Empire, the Troad formed part of the sanjak of Biga.
New Testament
The apostles
Paul and Silas first visited Troas during their journey from Galatia to Macedonia.[5] Paul also referred to Troas when he asked his fellow evangelist Timothy out of Ephesus, to bring the cloak he had left there,[6] a journey of about 500 kilometres (310 mi). The changes from the story, being recounted as "they" to "we" in Acts 16 and Acts 20, imply that Paul was joined by Luke when he went through Troas.[7]
See also
- Ancient regions of Anatolia
- Acts of Apostles
- Alexandria Troas
- List of traditional Greek place names
References
- ^ Iliad 12.18 ff
- ^ R. S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 1511.
- doi:10.1111/j.1468-0092.1989.tb00207.x. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-05. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ asiaminorcoins.com - Troas
- ^ Acts 16:8 and 2 Corinthians 2:12
- ^ 2 Timothy 4:13.
- ^ Acts 20:5
Sources
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 314–318.
- van Rookhuijzen, Jan Zacharias (2017). "How not to Appease Athena: A Reconsideration of Xerxes' Purported Visit to the Troad (Hdt. 7.42–43)". Klio. 99 (2): 464–484. .
- ISBN 0-19-924010-8
External links
Media related to Troas at Wikimedia Commons
Along the Troad Coast travel guide from Wikivoyage
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