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Trojan War went back to the Judgment of Paris. Paris, the Prince of Troy, was aksed to judge among three goddesses who was the most beautiful. For choosing Aphrodite, he was given as a prize the most beautiful human woman in the world. Unfortunately, that woman happened to be married to the King of Sparta, and when she fell in love with Paris and eloped with him to Troy, it was taken as a deadly insult, requiring the combined forces of the whole of the Myvcenean Peloponese (and perhaps beyond) to attack the city-state of Troy. After astalemated ten-year siege, the Greeks devised a stratagem. They built a huge wooden horse, and at night filled it with soldiers, and then withdrew their armies. The Trojans saw that they had left, and took the horse to be a parting gift from the defeated enemy. They took the horse into the city, and at night the soldiers left the horse and opened the city gates, letting in the main army who destroyed the city with the usual rapine and pillage.
That is just a little paragraph that describes why it started. It's rather childish, for starting a War over a meer women! It's almost like us Americans, we just don't know when to stop! I hope this information helps! If not, I'm sorry!
Basically it was over a women named Helen, the women who launched 1,000 ships. Paris who was the prince of troy took Helen from the King of Sparta. The King then launched War just to get her back, which started the Trojan War.
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The Greeks went on a 10-year looting expedition in Asia Minor and the adjacent islands. They started with the richest prize - the trading city of Troy. The attack failed so they went on to the rest of the area for the next nine years and pillaged it thoroughly. They then had a final attempt on Troy in the tenth year and were successful, looting it and selling the people into slavery.
On top of this there are the legendary tales of Helen and Paris, but the reality is that it came down to the poor Greek cities enriching themselves through pillaging their envied prosperous neighbours.
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Was the Trojan war a surprise?
The Trojan War was a surprise.
Who was sirion in the Trojan war?
There was no Sirion in the Trojan War.
Was Dionysus part of the Trojan war?
No he was not part of the Trojan War
Who did the war start between the Trojan war?
The Trojan war was the Greeks against the Trojans
Did the Romans fight in the Trojan war?
They didn't . They came after the Trojan War.
Was the Trojan war a surprise?
The Trojan War was a surprise.
Who was sirion in the Trojan war?
There was no Sirion in the Trojan War.
What war was the Trojan horse built?
The Trojan War.
What war was the Trojan Horse part of?
The Trojan War
The lliad and the odyssey describe events related to which war?
the Trojan war because the poems talk about the war heros in the Trojan war.
Was Dionysus part of the Trojan war?
No he was not part of the Trojan War
Who did the war start between the Trojan war?
The Trojan war was the Greeks against the Trojans
What happens to Patroclus after the Trojan war?
he was killed during the trojan war.
Which side win the Trojan war?
The Greek won the Trojan war
Impact of Trojan war?
After the Trojan war all of the trojans were killed
Did the Romans fight in the Trojan war?
They didn't . They came after the Trojan War.
Why Did the Romans fight in the Trojan war?
They didn't . They came after the Trojan War.
