The powerful walls of the “highly solid” Troy towered above the shores of the Hellespont when more than two thousand years remained before the founding of Rome. Everything in this city was the best. The Trojan War broke out here because of the most beautiful woman of the Ecumene, and the greatest poet of mankind, Homer, sang of the bravest warriors who fought in it. The Trojans were defeated, but life in the city did not stop. Here the Greeks founded one of their many colonies. Xerxes and Alexander the Great came here, Roman emperors visited here. Troy was discovered by the most romantic, most controversial, most notorious archaeologist in the world. And today, probably the most popular excavations in the world are being conducted here. Without the Trojan War, this stunning city would have equally attracted the attention of archaeologists, historians and tourists. To tell the story of Troy from the day of its foundation to the present - this is the task set by the authors of this book - writers, historians and archaeologists working under the pseudonym Oleg Ivik. The book was produced in accordance with the Federal Law of December 29, 2010 No. 436-FZ , art. 1, paragraph 2, paragraphs. 3. There are no age restrictions.