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    Beyond the Bosporus: The Thracian Connection to Troy
    Beyond the Bosporus: The Thracian Connection to Troy
    Beyond the Bosporus: The Thracian Connection to Troy
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    Beyond the Bosporus: The Thracian Connection to Troy

    By Jason Wallace

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    Little is known about the ancient city of Troy, site of the infamous but largely unhistorical Trojan War. Much more has attention has been focused to finding out about the city-state itself but not much about its alliance and trade systems and from where its original inhabitants may have come. So much of its trade and culture was rooted in Thrace, just across the Bosporus. Find out how those links to Thrace influenced Troy's culture and even its alliances for its mythical war with the Greeks.

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    PublisherJason Wallace
    Release dateJan 10, 2015
    ISBN9781310224591
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    Make sure to check out my other poetry at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jasonwallacepoetry. There are books on Amazon that are not shown here because they are offered through Kindle Unlimited. There are also books shown here that are not available on Amazon because they are free at all times. http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Wallace/e/B00JG37PVO/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1399103321&sr=8-1 Jason Wallace is an Indie author from the Midwest, aspiring to bring his works to the masses and through this, bring joy into their lives. He has been writing for more than 20 years, mostly poetry, but since 2011, he has been writing novels and short stories, in various genres. Come check out my new page and see what's going on. https://www.facebook.com/thepageofauthorjasonwallace

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      Beyond the Bosporus - Jason Wallace

      Beyond the Bosporus: The Thracian Connection to Troy

      By Jason Wallace

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      Beyond the Bosporus: The Thracian Connection to Troy

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      At least as early as the settlement of Troy II, the Troad was deeply connected to the Balkan region through trade and cultural exchange. Troy acted as a trading hub linking the Aegean, Anatolian, and Balkan regions. From comparisons of Anatolian and Balkan ceramics and metal ware, it is obvious that similar cultures existed, stemming from a common origin, though both places had trade goods to offer that the other did not possess. This does not prove an ethnic tie between these places, though settlers from the Balkans did settle in the Troad and other regions of Anatolia by the early Iron Age and perhaps, slightly before that. The works of Homer, Herodotus, Strabo, and a little known figure named Dares share many similarities that indicate possible kinship ties and alliances between the city of Troy, Mysian and Phrygian settlements in other Anatolian places, and with Thrace, the area from which the Mysians and Phrygians are thought to have emigrated.

      Though the accounts of Strabo may not be completely accurate because of their antiquity and lack of verifiability, they offer insights into the ethnic makeup of the Troad and its surrounding areas. According to both Strabo and Herodotus, the Phrygians, known as the Brigians

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