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Trojan Wars

Trojan Wars. Kaitlin Ashley Dalas. Who?. Greece v. Troy. When?. 13 th or 12 th century B.C., though some believe it to be in the 11 th or 12 th century B.C. Lasted ten years. The First Nine Years. First nine years: war in Troy and against neighboring regions

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Trojan Wars

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  1. Trojan Wars Kaitlin Ashley Dalas

  2. Who? • Greece v. Troy

  3. When? • 13th or 12th century B.C., though some believe it to be in the 11th or 12th century B.C. • Lasted ten years

  4. The First Nine Years • First nine years: war in Troy and against neighboring regions The Greeks had realized that Troy was being supplied by neighboring kingdoms, so soldiers were sent to defeat these areas. • This resulted in a damaged economy for Troy, and resources and spoils of war for Greece • Finding Troy was difficult • First landed in Mysia

  5. Before Troy • According to legend, the reason the Greeks went to war was because Helen of Sparta (wife of King Menelaus) had been taken, along with some treasure. However, another reason may have been land conquest. • It was originally thought that Helen had been taken by Teucrians, and so they laid siege to their city. • This resulted in heavy casualties for the Greeks and though they won, they returned home without Helen

  6. Finding Helen • Eventually the Greeks found out Helen had been “taken” by Prince Paris of Troy • Ambassadors (Odysseus and Menelaus) were sent to Troy to try to peacefully get Helen and the stolen treasure back • Priam (king of Troy) refused • The war against Troy began

  7. The Battle • For a majority of the early years, the Greeks controlled the plains in Troy • The Trojans rarely ventured out beyond their gates • Later on, the Greeks built their own rampart and moat in front of their ships, though according to legend, it was breached by the Trojans

  8. Major Turning Points • Bringing Achilles back into the war • The Trojan horse

  9. Achilles • Agamemnon (brother of Menelaus) had earlier insulted Achilles and taken his woman, resulting in Achilles’ refusal to fight part way through the war • While Achilles refused to fight, Greece was mostly losing to Troy • Achilles rejoined once Patroclus, his cousin, was killed by Hektor (prince of Troy) • Patroclus and the Myrmidons (Achilles’ men) weren’t allowed to fight, so Patroclus dressed up as Achilles, and led them into the war

  10. Achilles cont. • Patroclus’ death lead to a truce between Agamemnon and Achilles • It also led to the death of Hektor, a major loss on the Trojan side, both in battle and morale

  11. The Trojan Horse • The biggest problem in defeating Troy was the massive gates that prevented the Greeks from entering the city • Odysseus came up with a plan to make it seem like the Greeks had left, but left an enormous wooden horse behind • The team of 30 Greeks would hide in the horse while the Trojans pulled it into the city • In reality, the other Greeks had just sailed away to a different cove to wait until the horse had gotten into the city

  12. Trojan Horse cont. • A few problems with this plan: • It wasn’t known whether the Trojans would even take the horse. A few wanted to burn it. • A few of the Trojans were still suspicious, so Helen tried to get the men (if there were men) to reveal themselves by pretending to be their wives

  13. Trojan Horse cont. • In the end, the huge horse was taken into the city • After a while, the team of men exited the horse and opened the gates for the other Greeks • The city of Troy was then destroyed and the war ended

  14. Aftermath • A few of the Trojans did escape from the city • Aeneid tells this story • Trojans escape to Italy • The Greeks head home, though some are met with plenty of difficulties in doing so. • The Odyssey

  15. References • The Iliad by Homer • The Odyssey by Homer • The Aeneidby Virgil • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War • www.stanford.edu/_plomio/history.html • www.timelessmyths.com/classical/trojanwar.html

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