Was Ancient Troy Ruled by the Assyrian Empire?

Was Ancient Troy Ruled by the Assyrian Empire?

Temple altar offered by King Tukulti-Ninurta I, legendary founder of the Assyrian Empire which supposedly ruled Troy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Most discussions about the real history of the ancient city of Troy explain the fact that this city appears in Bronze Age Hittite records. It appears that Troy, or “Wilusa,” as those records call it, was closely associated with the Hittite Empire. However, a much lesser-known fact about Tro…