The war between the Trojans and the Achaeans, which resulted in the Fall of Troy

A war is a behavior patterned of organized violent conflict, which the causes are extreme aggression, societal disruption and high mortality. It involves two or more groups which has found a conflict which may not be resolved, only through war. In all cases, there is always one participant or group which remains successful at the end. Leaders always enter a war with their nation even though they say their actions were defensive; however when viewed objectively, their actions may more closely be due to a sign of disrespect. The Trojan War was written by Barry Strauss.

The Trojan War is a conflict shrouded in mists of myth, fragmented historical evidence and often-inconclusive archaeological clues. The Trojan War was considered as one of the greatest conflicts in Greek Mythology. It was a war that influenced many people in literature and in arts for centuries. This war lasted for about ten years and it was fought between the Trojans and the Achaeans. Troy was a renowned city since it was known for its great defensive walls and its highly aimed and trained archers. It was also known for its great reign by their king, Priam. Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War. Hecuba was the wife of Priam. He said that the gods were always by their side, the reason why they could never lose battles against other nations. Troy was a powerful nation, mostly because of the great leadership by one of their prince, Hector.

The Achaeans were a nation, it formed a significant diaspora with Greek communities established around the world. The Achaeans were composed of Sparta, with Menelaus as their king; Mycenae, with Agamemnon as their king; and other cities in the Greek forces. Agamemnon was the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan ...

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...as used to get the Trojans to open the gates and that the Greek sailing back at night was a highly likely tactic. It was not uncommon for commandos to sneak into a city and kill the gate guards, opening it to an invading force. It was also common for turncoats to be bribed in the cities to open the gates for armies as well. The very choice of the Trojan War as one of the subjects is a statement of ambiguous meaning. On the one hand, it may amount to envisaging the Trojan War as a full-scale historic event on a par with the Peloponnesian War. On the other hand, it may be based on the assumption that, whether or not the Trojan War actually took place, the historic impact of the myth of the Trojan War is so great that it merits serious consideration in its own right. Greed, not jealousy was the cause of the war. ("Troy VII and the Historicity of the Trojan War", 2007)