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Troy: Fall of Kings

They know that Andromache and the two boys in her care - her son to Helikaon Astyanax and Helikaon's wife's son Dex - must escape.


2006 New Orleans Bowl

With 5:12 left in the 1st quarter, Rice got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joel Armstrong to wide receiver Mike Falco, making the score 14-7, Troy.

Apprieu

Apprieu, from the Latin Apprius - an anagram of "Priapus", the ancient god of fertility associated with the ancient city of Lampsacus near Troy.

Battle of Abydos

Learning of Dorieus's plight, Mindarus hurried from Troy, where he had been sacrificing to Athena, to Abydos, while Pharnabazus brought his army up to support Dorieus from the land.

Bjarkamál

The nyktomakhi is of about the same length as Bjarkamál, and containing the same elements: The Trojan horse/the smuggling of Swedish weapons; Danes/Trojans are sound asleep when Swedes/Greeks attack them; plus the climax: The godess Venus informs Æneas that it is the will of the gods themselves (that is, Jupiter, Juno, Minerva and Neptune) that Troy shall fall, and so he can honourably flee.

Bobby Kimball

Robert Troy Kimball was born in Orange, Texas, and was raised in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, as Vinton did not have a hospital (thus, he was born across the state line).

Carians

Homer records that Miletus (later an Ionian city), together with the mountain of Phthries, the river Maeander and the crests of Mount Mycale were held by the Carians at the time of the Trojan War and that the Carians, qualified by the poet as being of incomprehensible speech, joined the Trojans against the Achaeans under the leadership of Nastes, brother of Amphimachos ("he who fights both ways") and son of Nomion.

Charley Burley

An exhibit at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at Pittsburgh's Senator Heinz History Center states that Burley was the model for the character Troy in August Wilson's play Fences.

Craig McMurtry

Joe Craig McMurtry (born November 5, 1959 in Troy, Texas) was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (1983–86), Texas Rangers (1988–90) and Houston Astros (1995).

Edwin B. Crocker

He earned a degree in civil engineering at Rensselaer Institute in Troy, New York.

Evan Chambers

Chambers' music has been recorded on the compact disks The Old Burying Ground (Dorian Sono Luminus DSL-92113), Cold Water, Dry Stone (Albany, Troy 422), Brutal Reality (Albany, Troy 354), Simple Requests (Cambria CD-1088), "Collaborations" (Equilibrium CD-66), Alternating Currents (Centaur CRC 2492) and "Beyond the Red Line" (Mark Custom MCD-6537).

François de Troy

François de Troy (1645 – 21 November 1730) was a French painter and engraver who became principal painter to King James II in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Director of the Académie Royale de peinture et de sculpture.

Grandfather Stories

The tales are nuggets of social history: among them, New Year customs in Rochester's elite "ruffleshirt" Third Ward, early professional baseball in Rochester, the corrupt matches that killed off professional rowing, and the invention of the detachable shirt collar in Troy, New York.

History of the Polish Americans in Metro Detroit

Many Poles had moved from Hamtramck, and Troy became the center of the Polish-American community.

HMS Hector

Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hector, named after the Trojan hero Hector in the Iliad.

Jan Husarik

Husarick also has an interest in the legendary city of Troy which is the subject of many of his works.

Jefferson Drum

James Griffith, Robert Vaughn, and Anna Karen as Troy Bendick, Shelly Poe, and Bess, respectively" in the episode "Return.

Jegs High Performance

The third generation is led by Troy Jr., already a multi-time national event winner in Super Comp, and Cody, a circle track phenom who already has a championship to his credit.

John competes in Top Dragster and Super Stock, Troy Sr. races in Pro Modified, Mike races in Top Sportsman, and Jeg Jr. in Pro Stock.

John Lydgate

In the Troy-book (30,117 lines), an amplified translation of the Trojan history of the thirteenth-century Latin writer Guido delle Colonne, commissioned by Prince Henry (later Henry V), he moved deliberately beyond Chaucer's Knight's Tale and his Troilus, to provide a full-scale epic.

John Pierpont

After his resignation, Pierpont served as pastor of a Unitarian church in Troy, New York (1845–1849), and then led the First Parish Church (Unitarian) in Medford, Massachusetts (1849–1856).

Karatepe

According to a 2010 ZDF documentary featuring the writer and translator Raoul Schrott, the fortress and surrounding landscape at Karatepe significantly match Homer's descriptions of Troy in the Iliad.

Küçükkuyu, Ayvacık

According to legend, Zeus watched the battle of Troy from an altar near Küçükkuyu and Aphrodite discovered a source of healing water in Küçükkuyu.

Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo

In 1983, he was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Troy, Michigan, in which capacity he would serve until his elevation to the episcopacy.

Michael E. Long

On August 12, 2013, Long was named as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY upon the departure of former coach Ken Dagostino, who left to coach at NAIA school Ave Maria.

Minooka High School

The district, is largely composed of the communities of Minooka and Channahon, and also includes portions of Shorewood, Joliet and Troy.

Mt. Pisgah State Park

The park is located almost exactly halfway between Troy and Towanda, along Pennsylvania State Route 3019, near U.S. Route 6, at the base of Mt. Pisgah.

Neal Brown

Before joining Larry Blakeney's staff at Troy to work under Tony Franklin, he spent one-year assistant coaching stints at UMass, Sacred Heart, and Delaware.

Not on Your Love

"Not On Your Love" is a song written by Tony Martin, Troy Martin, and Reese Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist Jeff Carson.

Petersburgh, New York

The size of this town was diminished by the formation of other towns in the county, including the Towns of Berlin and Lansingburgh in 1806, and Grafton and Nassau in 1807.

Phillip Parotti

In this deft sequel, 10 less-famous Trojan officers get their chance to tell their stories, and speak freely about Troy’s major players, including Hector, Priam, and Polydamas.

Poultry Bowl

The bowl was aimed at small colleges that didn't have bowl opportunities, and for the initial game, the selection committee also considered Elon, Jacksonville State, Troy, Grabmling, Carson Newman and Jackson State before settling on Stephen F. Austin and Gardner-Webb.

Pursuit Channel

On cable, it is available on Troy Cablevision in Troy, Alabama and Luverne, Alabama, and on the cable systems that carry its broadcast affiliates.

Saleen Special Vehicles

Additionally, following Steve Saleen's departure from the company, the core of Saleen's exterior styling and engineering was relocated to Saleen, Troy.

Scott Basiuk

He began his career in the year 2000, playing at college level for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Southfield Town Center

The Town Center is proximate to major malls in the area by freeway including, Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Somerset Collection in Troy, and Northland Center in Southfield.

Steve Bellán

Nicknamed "The Cuban Sylph" for his elegant and stylistic play as a third baseman, Bellán joined the Troy Haymakers in 1869, while the team was member of the NABBP and still an amateur team.

Studies in Modern Movement

Troy damages the apartment's electrical outlet, and Pierce (Chevy Chase) offers to help her fix it before her landlord comes.

The Piano Lesson

A Romare Bearden painting entitled The Piano Lesson inspired Wilson to write a play featuring a strong female character to confront African-American history, paralleling Troy in earlier Fences.

Titans Mobile

In the game, players need to choose their faction from Athens, Crete, Sparta and Troy before they can recruit Greek Myth heroes from each faction and train Infantries, Cavalries, Warships and Sieges to start battles with other players.

Top of Troy

The Top of Troy stands at 755 West Big Beaver Road, in Troy, Michigan.

Troy Castaneda

Troy Castaneda (born November 15, 1989) is an American racing driver from Sacramento, California.

Troy Glasgow

In 2008 Troy originated the role of Tobias Rich in the world premiere of Harper Regan at the National Theatre by British playwright Simon Stephens alongside Lesley Sharp as Harper Regan.

Troy Loney

Troy Ayne Loney (born September 21, 1963 in Bow Island, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Left Winger.

Troy Philippines

USC Troy Philippines has also been successful in coordinating Filipino-American History Month programs on campus, annual Entertainment Nights to help support local artists, the reintroduction of Barrio Fiesta in the Fall of 2005 featuring Jasmine Trias, the "Rex Education" comedy show featuring Rex Navarette in Spring 2006 to raise money for USC's Pinoy Scholarship Fund, Pilipino American Culture Nights which drew in hundreds of audience members, and the 6th annual Pinoy Graduation in May 2008.

Troy VII

These dates correspond closely to the mythical chronology of Greece as calculated by classical authors, placing the construction of the walls of Troy by Poseidon, Apollo and Aeacus at 1282 BC and the sack of Troy by the Greeks at 1183 BC.

Troy weight

Charles Moore Watson (1844–1916) proposes an alternate etymology: The Assize of Weights and Measures (also known as Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris), one of the statutes of uncertain date from the reign of either Henry III or Edward I, thus before 1307, specifies "troni ponderacionem"—which the Public Record Commissioners translates as "troy weight".

Valerius Coucke

In contrast, the traditional date for Troy’s fall, as derived from Eratosthenes, has only one witness, Thucydides, (1:12) to a critical link, which is the number of years from the fall of Troy to the return of the Heracleidae, a span of time that had many diverse figures given by other ancient authors.

WRJM

WIYC, a television station (channel 48/PSIP 67) licensed to serve Troy, Alabama, United States, known as WRJM-TV from 2000 to 2009

Zeleia

Zeleia led a force of warriors to aid Troy during the Trojan War, led by Pandarus, son of Lycaon.


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