Troas

British  

/ ˈtrəʊæs /

noun

1. Also called: the Troad.  the region of NW Asia Minor surrounding the ancient city of Troy

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Example Sentences

Then they went into Galatia, and so on to Troas.

From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.

Though he found an opening for the gospel at Troas, he hurried on into Macedonia, and at last Titus came with joyful news of the penitence and submission of the Corinthians.

From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton

Paul, and at least Timothy, are represented as going through Phrygia and Galatia, and at length "they came down to Troas," where a vision appears to Paul beseeching him to come over into Macedonia.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

Behind the valley topmost Gargarus Stands up and takes the morning: but in front The gorges, opening wide apart, reveal Troas and Ilion’s column’d citadel, The crown of Troas.

From Tennyson and His Friends by Various

One of the earliest examples is the old temple of Assus in Troas.

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