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Period: Dec 1, 1184 to Dec 1, 1200
Trojan War
no one knows the month and dates for the trojan war but the years I got from "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" Those who believe that the stories of the Trojan War are derived from a specific historical conflict usually date it to the 12th or 11th centuries BC, often preferring the dates given by Eratosthenes, 1194–1184 BC, which roughly corresponds with archaeological evidence of a catastrophic burning of Troy VII. www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html - Helen and Paris were married. 1200BC -
Dec 9, 1184
The 10th Year of War
The Greeks were getting tired of fighting,so Odysseus ordered a large wooden horse to be built. Its insides were to be hollow so that soldiers could hide within it. Then the Greek ships sailed away. But Odyeeeus and some of his best men climded inside the horse. One man, Sinon, was left behind. When the Trojans came to marvel at the huge creation, Sinon pretended to be angry with the Greeks, stating that they had deserted him. Contined on Next Event -
Dec 9, 1184
The 10th Year of War (Contined)
Sinon pretended to be angry with the Greeks, stating that they had deserted him. He assured the Trojans that the wooden horse was safe and would bring luck to the Trojans.That night, after most of Troy was asleep or in a drunken stupor, Sinon let the Greek warriors out from the horse, and they slaughtered the Trojans. Priam was killed as he huddled by Zeus' altar and Cassandra was pulled from the statue of Athena and raped. -
Dec 9, 1194
The War (1st 9 Years)
The first nine years of the war consisted of both war in Troy and war against the neighboring regions. The Greeks realized that Troy was being supplied by its neighboring kingdoms, so Greeks were sent to defeat these areas.As well as destroying Trojan economy, these battles let the Greeks gather a large amount of resources and other spoils of war, including women (e.g., Briseis, Tecmessa and Chryseis). he Greeks won many important battles and the Trojan hero Hector fell, as did the Trojan allies -
Dec 9, 1198
The Greeks go to get Helen
Menelaus, however, was outraged to find that Paris had taken Helen.So the greeks set out to get Helen back.Odysseus pretended to be insane so he wouldn’t have to go to war but this trick was uncovered by Palamedes. Calchas proclaimed that Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, must be sacrificed before the fleet could set sail. This was done, and the Greek ships set off in search of Troy. -
Dec 1, 1200
Helen and Paris were married 1200 B.C.
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Dec 20, 1200
The Abduction of Helen
Paris went to Sparta, were Menelaus (Husband of Helen), treated Paris as a royal guest. However, when Menelaus left Sparta to go to a funeral, Paris abducted Helen. -
Dec 31, 1200
The Apple of Discord
The goddesses Eris was unhappy that she was not invited to the marriage between Peleus and Thetis. So she threw a golden apple onto the table And said,the apple belonged to whomever was the fairest.Paris was to act as the judge. Hera promised him power, Athena promised him wealth, and Aphrodite promised the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite, and she promised him Helen.
