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Troy is about 1 millennia older than Hattusha.
Oldest
Troy
3000 BCE – 500 CE
Longest span
Troy
3000 BCE – 500 CE
Most popular
Troy
93 / 100
Distance apart
390 km
Between Mycenae and Troy (first two selected)
UNESCO World Heritage
- MycenaeListed
- TroyListed
- KnossosNot listed
- HattushaListed
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Mycenae Greece, Peloponnese | Troy Türkiye, Marmara | Knossos Greece, Heraklion | Hattusha Türkiye, Central Anatolia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 1750 BCE – 1100 BCE | 3000 BCE – 500 CE | 1900 BCE – 1100 BCE | 1650 BCE – 1178 BCE |
| Province | Argolis | Çanakkale | Crete | Çorum |
| Region | Peloponnese | Marmara | Heraklion | Central Anatolia |
| Popularity | 84 / 100 | 93 / 100 | 78 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
| Eras | Bronze Age | Iron Age, Classical, Roman, Bronze Age, Hellenistic, Byzantine | Bronze Age | Bronze Age |
| Civilizations | Mycenaean | Byzantine, Greek, Roman, Trojan | Minoan | Hittite |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 3✓ 2? 2✗ | 3✓ 1? 2✗ | 4✓ 2? 2✗ | 4✓ 1? 1✗ |
| Wikipedia | 52.2K views/mo | 301.9K views/mo | 29.4K views/mo | 12.4K views/mo |