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Troad

American  
[troh-ad] / ˈtroʊ æd /

noun

  1. The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.


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At Hamaxitus in the Troad, they were assailed in the night by mice, which ate all that was edible of their armour and bowstrings.

From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew

Catullus probably made this visit to the Troad on his Bithynian journey.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

He first stopped at Samothrace, and when the island was visited by a flood, crossed over to the Troad.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

Between Rhodes on the south and the Troad on the north scarcely any Mycenaean remains have been found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Finally, they were to have visited the Troad, Syria, Egypt, and perhaps Nubia!

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert