Troy Is Best Known for the Trojan War as Told in Homer's Iliad: The ancient city of Troy, (or Troia) is best known as the setting for the Trojan War, as told in Homer's Iliad. The legendarily beautiful Helen of Troy, the fight for love, feuding armies, mythical gods and the famous Trojan horse strategy of the Greeks are all elements of the great Legend of Troy. The city of Troia was long thought to be a mythical place. But fact or fiction, the Troy legend has kept historians, archaeologists, … [Read more...]