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    The Trojan War: A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece
    The Trojan War: A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece
    The Trojan War: A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece
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    The Trojan War: A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece

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    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Trojan War in next to no time with this concise guide.

    50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Trojan War. When Menelaus, king of Sparta, returned home after visiting his dying father in Crete to discover that his beautiful wife, Helen, had been kidnapped by Paris and taken to Troy, he was furious. He declared a war on Troy that would last ten years, lead to a considerable loss of life, and eventually end in the famous saga of the Trojan horse.

    In just 50 minutes you will:
    • Understand the context surrounding the Trojan War, leading up to the fearless kidnapping of Helen, the wife of Menelaus, by Paris
    • Discover the sacrifices made by both sides and the intricacies of ancient warfare, particularly in the face of the impenetrable defence of the walls of Troy
    • Recognise the final blow to the Trojans when the Greeks sent in their famous wooden horse, and finally captured the city and recovered Helen

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    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher50Minutes.com
    Release dateMay 24, 2017
    ISBN9782806296467
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      The Trojan War - 50minutes

      The Trojan War

      Key information

      When: mid-13th century BC, or early 12th century BC.

      Where: in Greece and Asia Minor.

      Context: during a diplomatic mission to Greece, Paris, the son of the king of Troy, kidnapped Helen, the queen of Sparta. The Greek cities thus sent their armies to Troy in order to rescue the young woman. According to Homer, a ten-year war ensued.

      Key protagonists:

      Helen, queen of Sparta

      Menelaus, king of Sparta, Helen’s husband and Agamemnon’s brother

      Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, Menelaus’s brother

      Achilles, king of the Myrmidons

      Patroclus, Achilles’ friend and cousin

      Odysseus, king of Ithaca

      Priam, king of Troy

      Hector and Paris, princes of Troy.

      Outcome: after many twists, the Trojan War ended in the capture and destruction of the city by the Achaeans (the name given to the Greeks at the time). The brave soldiers, both Achaeans and Trojans, fell one by one during battle. Achilles himself, who was a demigod, died from an arrow shot into his heel. Those who survived scattered across the Mediterranean and founded illustrious cities. This was notably the case for Aeneas, whose descendent Romulus founded the city of Rome.

      Introduction

      The Trojan War, the epic saga of Greek Antiquity, originated from the struggle between men and the gods. Aphrodite had promised Paris the love of the world’s most beautiful woman. With her support, he kidnapped Helen, whom he believed to be the most stunning woman in the world, and fled with her to

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