The war was waged by the Achaeans (Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek …

Dec 10, 2025 · The Trojan War was a legendary conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia, dated by later Greek authors to the 12th or 13th century BCE.

Dec 18, 2009 · The story of the Trojan War—the Bronze Age conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece–straddles the history and mythology of ancient Greece and inspired the greatest …

Central to the tale is the conflict sparked by the abduction of Helen of Sparta, deemed the world’s most beautiful woman, by Paris of Troy. The Iliad intricately describes the ensuing battles, valorous deeds …

Jul 4, 2022 · The Trojan War was a major conflict between the city of Troy and a number of Greek city-states, including Sparta, Argos, Corinth, Arcadia, Athens, and Boeotia. In Homer’s Iliad, the conflict …

Feb 16, 2025 · The battles of the Trojan War, whether myth or reality, continue to captivate scholars, historians, and enthusiasts. They illustrate themes of heroism, strategy, divine intervention, and …

Sep 8, 2025 · The endless interpretations of the siege of Troy in both literature and art can show courage and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of the worst of adversities.