The Trojan War!
The Trojan War was an epic war that lasted for over 10 years. It is one of the most recognized ancient war in all of ancient Greek culture and was told through the books,"The Iliad " and "The Odyssey". The war was between the Trojans and the Greeks and it finally ended with trickery by the Greeks, who devised a plan which involved the Trojan Horse!
The Origin of the War
The origin of the war is said to be caused when the Trojan prince named Paris abducted Helen. Who was the wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When this happened Menelaus urged them to bring her back to him. When they refused, he pleaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy. He accepted and proceeded a Greek expedition toward Troy.
The Downfall of Troy and the War
For 10 years there was a war between Troy and the Greeks. Until one day the Greeks devised a plan of trickery against Troy. The Greeks pretended to give up and decide to leave a giant Trojan Horse, an animal that was sacred to the Trojans. Inside was hallow and contained warriors that the Greeks planned to hide. When the Greeks hide outside the gates of Troy, the Trojans brought the horse inside their fortress. Later that night when the Trojans were drunk or asleep, the warriors inside the horse came out and opened the gates for their comrades. They proceed to destroy the Trojans by slaughtering the men and taking the women. In the end the Greeks won and burned down the city of Troy.
The Outcome of the War
The war was tragic for both the Trojans and the Greeks after the war. For the Trojans, they were destroyed and the city of Troy was too damaged to recover due to the destruction of the war. For the Greeks, they lost ships over the past ten years due to the journey of the war and the war itself. The Greeks came to Troy with over 1000 ships and finished with only 100 ships. Most of the Greeks that survived had a long journey and most of them were lost on the way home which didn't provide a very exceptional welcome back.
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. Trojan War (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2012, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/606309/Trojan-War
."Trojan War." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 27 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
Additional Sources
. "Trojan War." igreekmythology. igreekmythology, 2009. Web. 27 Feb 2012. <http://www.igreekmythology.com/trojan-war.html>.
. "Trojan War." wikipedia. wikipedia, 30/1. Web. 27 Feb 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War