Editing Troy (section)

=== Troy VIII–IX ===

Troy&nbsp;VIII was founded during the [[Greek Dark Ages]] and lasted until the [[Roman Greece|Roman era]]. Though the site had never been entirely abandoned, its redevelopment as a major city was spurred by Greek immigrants who began building around 700&nbsp;BC. During the [[Archaic Greece|Archaic period]], the city's defenses once again included the reused citadel wall of Troy&nbsp;VI. Later on, the walls became tourist attractions and sites of worship. Other remains of the Bronze Age city were destroyed by the Greeks' building projects, notably the peak of the citadel where the Troy&nbsp;VI palace is likely to have stood. By the [[classical Greece|classical era]], the city had numerous temples, a theater, among other public buildings, and was once again expanding to the south of the citadel. Troy&nbsp;VIII was destroyed in 85&nbsp;BC, and subsequently rebuilt as Troy&nbsp;IX. A series of earthquakes devastated the city around 500&nbsp;AD, though finds from the Late Byzantine era attest to continued habitation at a small scale.<ref name=Jablonka-2011-Steadman-McMahon/><ref name=Jablonka-2012-Cline/>

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 | Troy&nbsp;VIII Temple of Athena, built over the ruins of the Bronze Age palatial complex
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 | Troy&nbsp;IX [[Odeon (building)|Odeon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.troyexcavations.com/kucuk-tiyatro-ve-meclis-binasi/?l=en |title=The Odeion And The Bouleuterion |date=2023 |website=Troy Excavations |access-date=15 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326025338/https://www.troyexcavations.com/kucuk-tiyatro-ve-meclis-binasi/?l=en |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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 | Troy&nbsp;IX [[Roman bath]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.troyexcavations.com/hamam/?l=en |title=The Bath |date=2023 |website=Troy Excavations |access-date=15 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315190512/https://www.troyexcavations.com/hamam/?l=en |url-status=live }}</ref>  
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