Herodotus, Pliny the Elder and Strabo reported on the existence of a town Achílleion (Ἀχίλλειον), built by settlers from Mytilene in the sixth century BC, close to the hero's presumed burial mound in the Troad.
hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs, plˈaɪni ðɪ ˈɛldɚ ænd stɹˈɑːboʊ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɔnðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns əvə tˈaʊn ɐtʃˈɪleɪən lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfzˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊtʃˈaɪaɪˈoʊɾəlˈæmdəlˈæmdəˈɛpsɪlˌɑːnaɪˈoʊɾəˈoʊmɪkɹənnjˈuː, bˈɪlt baɪ sˈɛtlɚz fɹʌm mˈaɪɾaɪlˌiːn ɪnðə sˈɪksθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː, klˈoʊs tə ðə hˈiəɹoʊz pɹɪzˈuːmd bˈɛɹɪəl mˈaʊnd ɪnðə tɹˈoʊd.