Why Did The Trojan War Happen

Trojan War:
Background

Introduction: The Trojan War, which is dated from 1194-1184 B.C, is one of the most famous wars in the history of the world. The tactics used and the heroes involved in the Trojan War are probably the two biggest reasons why the war will always be remembered and studied. Achilles is at the center of the heroes that fought in the war, with the Trojan Horse being the controversial war tactic. However, the following few paragraphs will give some background information on why the war happened and what these two groups of people were fighting over for so long. Also, the beginning will give some background on the central characters of the Trojan War.

Geography: The geography of the Greek world was very
Once nightfall had come, the horse which was believed to be solely a gift to Athena opened up and what was believed to be only one soldier left behind actually was a group of soldiers who had been hiding out in the horse. The rest of the army returned from the nearby island, and the gates to the city of Troy were opened by the soldiers inside the horse allowing the entire Greek army into the city. The night once again enraged in battle, and after much fight, the Greeks proved triumphant in the long war. The battle that had a lot to do with the kidnapping of a woman, Helen, ended in the victory of the Greeks and the returning of Helen. Helen was not however the only woman affected by this battle. After the massacre of Troy, the women were distributed among the Greek soldiers and many were brought back to Greece as slaves. This was truly a war that was based around women, but in the end would not have ended in favor of the Greeks without the implementation of the Trojan Horse that allowed for the only means of reaching the city of Troy and ending the long and drawn out Trojan
Odyesseus came up with the plan which would lead ultimately to the defeat of the Trojans. This plan made it look as if the Greeks were giving up as their ships went away, but they were actually just going into hiding. But before the Greeks “set sail” they left the Trojans a gift of a giant wooden horse, which appeared to be a peace offering from the Greeks. After the Trojans wheeled the giant wooden horse into the city they began to celebrate as they thought they were the victors of the war. When nightfall fell that night the Greeks that were hiding in the wooden horse slipped out of a hidden door killing any Trojans they came across and set the city on fire. These actions resulted in the Trojans defeat quickly and the victory was ultimately the Greeks after the ten year long