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.
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.