Trojan+War



The famous Mycenaean attack on Troy is also the backdrop for //**Homer's Iliad**//, the epic poem that tells the events before the Odyssey.

It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy.

A 2004 film was made starring Brad Pitt as the legendary Achilles. The trailer captures a decent amount of the storyline. Check it out [|here]

Overall, the film was disappointing, however some of the scenes brought Homer's epic story to life in a grand fashion. Battles between the Greeks and the Trojans were depicted with the gritty action that is common in today's cinema. Here is a fine [|example] that captures the epic nature of the story.

Of course, the [|turning point] of the story.