- In Greek Mythology, Achilles is a Greek Hero from the Iliad by Homer.
Fall of Troy
- Achilles was responsible for killing Hector outside the walls of Troy in the Trojan War.
- The story is narrated in the Fall of Troy in Iliad by Homer.
Lost Tomb of Achilles
- The Tomb of Achilles is referred to by many ancient historians but no location has survived today.
- In 216 CE the Emperor Caracalla is recorded as having paid homage at the Tumulus, on his way to invade Parthia.
Achilles' heel
- In Greek Mythology, to make Achilles invulnerable, his mother Thetis, dipped her son into the magic waters of the River Styx, holding him by his heel. This was the only part of Achilles that made him vulnerable.
- In later works describing the Fall of Troy, it was claimed that Paris killed Achilles by firing an arrow into his heel.
Museum of Troy, Cannakkale