One of the most well-known stories in Greek mythology is the book of Iliad written around the 8th century BCE by Homer. The Trojan War happened during the late Bronze Age, approximately 750 B.C. The Trojan War happened thousand upon thousands of years ago. There were two kingdoms feuding; the town of Troy located in Anatolia and Mycenaean Greece. This conflict went on for about 10 years.
What caused this war against the Spartans and the Trojans? According to Historylink101, “the cause of the Trojan war can be traced all the way back to the courtship of Helen”. (Bandinelli, Uffizi, Florence). Helen the Queen of Sparta was kidnapped by the Trojan Prince whose name was Paris took her to the kingdom of Troy. “Paris (also known as Alexandros) and taken as his prize for choosing Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess in a competition with Athena and Hera at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis” (Cartwright). Everyone in the kingdom of Sparta was appalled that this tragic event took place upon them. “Helen’s jilted husband Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon, king of …show more content…
The Trojans refused to return their Queen. Therefore, the Achaeans and Trojans ended up in a war, later on prominent for the Achaeans. The Achaeans were the ones who were demanding to retrieve their Queen from the Trojans of Troy. “Most of the Trojan War was in a fact a protracted siege, and the city was able to resist the invaders for so long principally because its fortifications were so magnificent” (Cartwright). In the Trojan War there were several well-known people that took part in the Trojan War. Some of the people were Achilles which who was considered one of the greatest geek warriors. Agamemnon was one of the main leaders of the Greeks who were the brother of Menelaus. Helen, who was the reason the Trojan War occurred. Helen was the reason the Achaean disbursed up to 1,000 ships to travel to Troy to get
What caused this war against the Spartans and the Trojans? According to Historylink101, “the cause of the Trojan war can be traced all the way back to the courtship of Helen”. (Bandinelli, Uffizi, Florence). Helen the Queen of Sparta was kidnapped by the Trojan Prince whose name was Paris took her to the kingdom of Troy. “Paris (also known as Alexandros) and taken as his prize for choosing Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess in a competition with Athena and Hera at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis” (Cartwright). Everyone in the kingdom of Sparta was appalled that this tragic event took place upon them. “Helen’s jilted husband Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon, king of …show more content…
The Trojans refused to return their Queen. Therefore, the Achaeans and Trojans ended up in a war, later on prominent for the Achaeans. The Achaeans were the ones who were demanding to retrieve their Queen from the Trojans of Troy. “Most of the Trojan War was in a fact a protracted siege, and the city was able to resist the invaders for so long principally because its fortifications were so magnificent” (Cartwright). In the Trojan War there were several well-known people that took part in the Trojan War. Some of the people were Achilles which who was considered one of the greatest geek warriors. Agamemnon was one of the main leaders of the Greeks who were the brother of Menelaus. Helen, who was the reason the Trojan War occurred. Helen was the reason the Achaean disbursed up to 1,000 ships to travel to Troy to get