The ancient Greeks invaded Troy to take back Queen Helen.
The Greeks or Achians.
The Greeks
The Iliad ended with the death of Hector, it never described the sacking of Troy yet.
The movie "Troy" wasn't based on a book called Troy. It was based on The Iliad by Homer. The Iliad tells only a small portion of the 10 year Trojan War--about 9 weeks, I believe. The move "Troy" is a condensed version of The Iliad.
The Iliad describes the War and Siege of Troy by the Greeks.
Iliad: Bronze Age in Troy Odyssey: Bronze Age in Greece
The city of Troy, also called Ilion.
Troy
The Iliad is primarily set in Troy and the fields surrounding Troy during the Greek siege of Troy, also known as the War of Troy or the Siege of Troy.
I only know of one city called Troy and that was the Troy of the Iliad. The Romans never invaded that Troy, in fact they didn't even exist as a people at the time. The founder of Rome, Aeneas, according to Virgil, was supposed to be a refugee from Troy. We don't specifically know what language the Trojans spoke, but it was more than likely Greek or some dialect of Greek.
The Iliad ended with the death of Hector, it never described the sacking of Troy yet.
The movie "Troy" wasn't based on a book called Troy. It was based on The Iliad by Homer. The Iliad tells only a small portion of the 10 year Trojan War--about 9 weeks, I believe. The move "Troy" is a condensed version of The Iliad.
In the Iliad, yes.
The Iliad
Troy was a city. According to the Iliad it was defeated by the Greeks. It did not die.
The Iliad and Odyssey are based on the siege of Troy and the resultant events.
The Iliad describes the War and Siege of Troy by the Greeks.
The Iliad and the Odyssey cover two different time periods: The Iliad is about the siege of Troy during the Trojan War, and The Odyssey is the story of the soldiers journey home from Troy.
Beyond that regarding the Iliad, no.