Excavations at the ancient city of Troy, located in Çanakkale province, northwestern Türkiye, and home to a 5,600-year-old civilization associated with the Trojan Wars, are uncovering a 2,000-year-old Roman-era street rooted in the founding mythology of the Roman Empire.
The ancient city of Troy was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1998. The ancient city, which was destroyed and rebuilt numerous times throughout history due to wars, fires and earthquakes, attracts thousands of local and foreign tourists every year. Visitors to the archaeological site also have the opportunity to visit the Troy Museum, which opened in 2019 and displays nearly 2,000 artifacts.
Excavations continue as archaeologists work to uncover a 2,000-year-old Roman-era street as part of the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s “Heritage for the Future Project,” aiming to open it up to visitors in the coming years.
The ancient city of Troy was central to the mythology surrounding the founding of the Roman Empire.
Professor Rüstem Aslan, head of the excavations at the ancient city of Troy, said they are focusing this year on excavations in Troy’s Lower City from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. “We are currently working on a very large and important street from the Roman period,” he said. “We will uncover the section of this street leading toward the archaeological site.”
