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The Walls of Troy II, dating to about 2500 BCE, well before Homer's epic. They had stone foundations, but consisted largely of mud bricks. These were recent excavations that Schliemann hardly bothered with, though the treasure dated to this era. The Hittites, with whom the Trojans were allied, called the city 'Wilusa.'

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The Walls of Troy II, dating to about 2500 BCE, well before Homer's epic. They had stone foundations, but consisted largely of mud bricks. These were recent excavations that Schliemann hardly bothered with, though the treasure dated to this era.
The Hittites, with whom the Trojans were allied, called the city 'Wilusa.'

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