One thing which has always interested me is the Apostle Paul visited a place called Troias or Troy as we would call it. It was named that because it was located near the ancient city of Troy and in fact it was located near where Troy actually was.
Now if these people knew where the ancient city was located, why did so many experts claim there was no such place? Also maybe they knew exactly where it was located. I wonder if there are any other records other than the Iliad to locate it. I know Schliemann used the description in the Iliad to find it.
Because of their invincible elitism. See also: Anthropogenic Global Warming.
That was a LONG time ago. Troy was rediscovered in the late 19th century and has slowly been excavated and the theory of 1865 has been mostly confirmed. When I studied history in college (1970s) it was still a subject of controversy, but opinion leaning towards "we found it". Now it seems to have swung decisively to "yep, here it is". Troy the Wikipedia article is decent.
Since 1988 there has been a German team excavating at Troy, from the University of Tuebingen. It was directed by Manfred Korfmann until his death in 2005, and Ernst Pernicka took over afterwards.
For the latest archaeological reports from Troy, Google "Project Troia" and the website will pop up.
Troy existed into the Middle Ages but it probably was not at the original site because the coast moved outward and the original city was deserted.
The coastal city was wiped out by the Muslims.