TROAS

trōˈăs or the Troadtrōˈăd, region about ancient Troy, on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in present NW Turkey. Traversed by Mt. Ida (Kaz Daği) and strategically located on the Hellespont (Dardanelles), it was involved in various struggles to control the straits. Troas was the scene of the events of the Iliad and was an ancient center of Aegean civilization. The region has yielded to archaeologists a wealth of antiquities. For the Troas of the Bible, see Alexandria Troas.

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books on: Troas  - 427 results

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A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey
Book by Clyde E. Fant, Mitchell G. Reddish; Oxford University Press, 2003
Subjects: Bible--Antiquities--Guidebooks, Greece--Antiquities--Guidebooks, Turkey--Antiquities--Guidebooks
...during Hellenistic times. Eventu- ally Troas developed into one of the most important...considered moving the capital of the empire to Troas, as also reportedly did Augustus (and...c.E., under the reign of Hadrlan, Troas pros- pered, owing to a great extent...
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The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary
Book by Ben Witherington III; W.B. Eerdmans, 1998
Subjects: Bible--N.T--Acts--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Bible--N.T--Acts--Socio-Rhetorical Criticism
...passed by Mysia and eventually went down to Troas.33 But why? W. P. Bowers plausibly suggests that the only real reason to head for Troas is if one wanted to book passage for Macedonia, for Troas was the major port if one wanted to head...
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Rand McNally Bible Atlas
Book by Emil G. Kraeling; Rand McNally, 1956
Subjects: Bible--Geography
...to go into Mysia will have arisen, and then to Troas. From Pisidian Antioch to Troas was a journey of seventeen days. The shipping season had not yet come to an end when Paul reached Troas. Even without any "North Galatian" detour...
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A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents, Including the Biblical Theology
Book by James Hastings, John A. Selbie; T. & T. Clark, 1904
Subjects: Bible--Dictionaries
...the natural course would be to sail to Troas and Philippi; and it is certain that Ignatius...of those towns, and that he sailed from Troas to Philippi. If we could assume that the...and the rest of his convoy to Smyrna, Troas, Neapolis, and so on by the same route...
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The Life and Epistles of St. Paul
Book by W. J. Conybeare, J. S. Howson; Eerdmans, 1976
Subjects: Bible--N.T--Epistles Of Paul--Commentaries, Paul--The Apostle, Saint
...Christ. Turning now from the district to the city of Troas, we must remember that its full and correct name was Alexandria Troas. Sometimes, as in the New Testament, it is simply called Troas ;2 sometimes, as by Pliny and Strabo, simply Alexandria...
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journal articles on: Troas  - 12 results

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Seneca in Early Elizabethan England
Journal article by Jessica Winston; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Elizabethan drama--Analysis, Plagiarism--Analysis, Seneca the Elder--Influence, Seneca the Elder--Works
...Jasper Heywood (1535-98) translated Troas (1559), Thyestes (1560), and Hercules...representative translations, Heywoods Troas and Nevilles Oedipus. Before moving to...phrases in giving the sense." (18) In Troas Heywood lengthens speeches and inserts...
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A "cinematic" Approach to Tennyson's Descriptive Art
Journal article by Francis P. Devlin; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 3, 1975
Subjects: Art, Metaphor, Poetry, Poets
...front The gorges, opening wide apart, reveal Troas and liions columned citadel. The crown of Troas. The movie-camera eye, as if positioned...sequence, which moves from a general view of Troas, the district occupied by Troy, to a shot...
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Charmides and the Sphinx: Wilde's Engagement with Keats
Journal article by Iain Ross; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 46, 2008
Subjects: Archaeology, Charmides (Nonfiction work)--Criticism and interpretation, Ode on a Grecian Urn (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Poets, Wilde, Oscar
...in his friend E. W. Godwins sets and costumes for Helena in Troas, performed in London in 1886 with Mrs. Oscar Wilde in a nonspeaking...1908), pp. 224-225. (11) Oscar Wilde, "Helena in Troas," Reviews (London, Methuen, 1908), p. 72. (12) See...
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"Goodlie Anticke Apparrell"?: Sophocles' Ajax at Early Modern Oxford and Cambridge
Journal article by Sarah Knight; Shakespeare Studies, Vol. 37, 2009
Subjects: Dramatists--Criticism and interpretation, Dramatists--Works, Playwrights--Criticism and interpretation, Playwrights--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Sidney, Philip, Sir--Criticism and interpretation, Sophocles--Criticism and interpretation, Sophocles--Works, Tragedies (Drama)--Criticism and interpretation
...Oxford, 1607). The University Orders for Elizabeths 1564 visit specify that Cambridge was "to provide Hercules furens, Troas, or some Princely Tragedy" (my emphasis): Alan H. Nelson has pointed out that we dont know whether the Order refers to...
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Llamados A Servir: Teologia del Sacerdocio Ministerial
Journal article by Stephen Bevans; Theological Studies, Vol. 63, 2002
Subjects: Llamados A Servir: Teologia del Sacerdocio Ministerial (Book)
...that he intended them to be the "seed of the ministerial priesthood" (360) is not. That the Eucharist was celebrated at Troas (Acts 20) is fairly clear; that Paul presided at it is not. P. seems to trivialize the roles of deaconess Phoebe in Cenchrae...
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Luke and the "Lamb of God": It Is through the Gospel of Luke That Christians Learn the Details of Jesus' Birth: That Jesus Was Born in a Manger and Heralded by Angels-Details That Define Christmas
Magazine article by Jack Kenny; The New American, Vol. 26, December 6, 2010
Subjects: Apostles--Criticism and interpretation, Bible. N.T. Luke (Sacred work)--Criticism and interpretation, Christmas, Luke, Saint--Criticism and interpretation, Virgin birth--Portrayals
...Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them." Luke first joined Pauls company then, at Troas at about the year 51, and accompanied him into Macedonia and eventually to Philippi. At that point, the narrative reverts...
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Beating the Competitors
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 57, August 2007
Subjects: Corporal punishment--Usage, Historic documents--Discovery and exploration, Olympic athletes--Discipline, Training manuals--Discovery and exploration
Beating the Competitors. A Roman training manual discovered at Alexandria Troas in modern-day Turkey records that corporal punishment should be administered to Olympic athletes who were failing in competition...


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newspaper articles on: Troas  - 11 results

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Joe Shoots from Hip; Irish Racing News
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 11, 2010
Subjects: Horse racing, Horse-racing
...in May, it may not be enough to stop this very tough sort extending her winning sequence. She is preferred to the unexposed Troas, who is possibly open to a bit more improvement. The top weight Aladdins Cave has been in great form and his last run is best...
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Derby Run Could Be Next on the Watch for Cecil''s Timepiece; Racing Review
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 10, 2010
Subjects: Cecil, Henry, Clocks and watches, Horse racing, Horse-racing, Watches, Wrist watches
...Prescription this season after she made a winning return in Nottinghams Weatherbys Bank Kilvington Fillies Stakes. VICTORY AT A CANTER Troas ridden by Fran Berry goes on to win the Join The Tote Go Racing Club Maiden at Leopardstown yesterday
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The Danger of Giving Lengthy Talks
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2004
...in the Bible about the danger of giving lengthy talks. St. Paul on his missionary journey, was preaching to the people in Troas. He "kept on speaking until midnight." A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window; and as Paul kept on talking...
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A Radical Proposal; IRISH RACING NEWS
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 18, 2010
Subjects: Horse racing, Horse-racing
...Sight. 3.50. Famous, Gile Na Greine, Lillie Langtry 4.25. Salute Him. 5.00. Alburj, Icon Dream, Mikail Glinka, Troas. 5.35. Bangalore Gold. SELECTIONS 2.30. Radharcnafarraige; 3.05. At First Sight; 3.50. Lillie Langtry; 4...
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Bolger or Stack Can See off Music Show for an Irish Success
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 23, 2010
Subjects: Horse racing, Horse-racing
...run Fame And Glory close but another Chryss OReillyowned contender in Chinese White (Dermot Weld) could make full use of her mares allowance. John Oxx out is expected to take the Gallinule Stakes with Troas which sparkled at Leopardstown.
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encyclopedia articles on: Troas  - 5 results

 
 
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Troas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TROAS tro as or the Troad tro ad, region about...various struggles to control the straits. Troas was the scene of the events of the Iliad...archaeologists a wealth of antiquities. For the Troas of the Bible, see Alexandria Troas...
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Alexandria Troas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALEXANDRIA TROAS tro as, ancient Greek seaport city, Mysia, NW Asia Minor, called Troas in the Bible. It was important under the Greeks and Romans. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with...
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Scamander
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ancient name of the Kucuk Menderes River, c.60 mi (95 km) long, NW Turkey. It flows W and NW from the Kaz Dagi through the Troas into the Mediterranean Sea. It is frequently mentioned in the Iliad. ____________________ Copyright 2009...
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Troy , Ancient City, Asian Turkey
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...it has been definitely established that the Troy of the Trojan War was a Phrygian city and the center of a region known as Troas . The culture of the Trojans dates from the Bronze Age. The Romans, believing that they themselves were descendants of Aeneas...
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Trojan War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Iliad of Homer. The Trojan War probably reflected a real war (c.1200 b.c.) between the invading Greeks and the people of Troas, possibly over control of trade through the Dardanelles. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...


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