Trojan War
The Trojan War is the central mythical conflict of Greek epic. According to tradition, Achaean kings marched against Troy after Paris took Helen, and the war lasted ten years before the city was captured.
The Siege of Troy. Relief amphora. Mykonos. Around 670-640 BC.Beyond the Iliad
The Iliad describes only part of the war's final year. Other episodes - the judgement of Paris, sacrifice of Iphigenia, Achilles' heel, Trojan horse, flight of Aeneas - survive through the Epic Cycle, tragedy, vase painting, Ovid, Virgil and later retellings.
Additional sources and visual checks
The Trojan War is separated from the Iliad: the whole mythic cycle, archaeological caution, later authors and Roman appropriation of Trojan ancestry matter here. The gallery gives several visual entry points into the topic.
For source checks: - Perseus Digital Library - Beazley Archive - LIMC online
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The Siege of Troy. Relief amphora. Mykonos. Around 670-640 BC.
Achilles bandages the wounded Patroclus. Both figures were wearing linothorax plates reinforced with scales,and Patroclus ' untied left shoulder pad straightened up. Image from a red-figure vase from Vulci,circa 500 BC.
Mask of Agamemnon 1550-1500 BC Gold. National Archaeological Museum. AthensInterested in Ancient Rome beyond reading? Join Legio X Fretensis or explore our reenactment directions. Reenactment
