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Painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo showing crowds pulling the large wooden Trojan Horse into the city of Troy, with excited figures and ancient buildings in the background.
A large wooden Trojan horse is labeled with a blue box reading "FICTION" and an arrow pointing to it, illustrating myth versus reality in Homer's Odyssey.
Lucas Cranach the Elder: The Judgment of Paris The violation of Cassandra Fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo showing the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, with a distressed young woman at an altar, surrounded by figures in ancient robes, one holding her tenderly. Illustration in ancient Greek style showing Diomed in a chariot casting his spear at Ares, who stands with shield and spear over a fallen figure. Marble statue of Achilles seated and gazing at his raised heel, referencing the myth of Achilles' heel from Greek mythology. Trojan War
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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Portrait of Plato (ca. 428- ca. 348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher.
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  • Gitanjali Roy
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Updated keywords. Jul 13, 2026
Media added. Jun 26, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - Achilles and the War about Troy. May 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Achilles and the War about Troy. Dec 10, 2025
Article thoroughly revised. Oct 31, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Lycoming College - Historical Trojan War. Oct 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Archaeological Institute of America - Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan Wars. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Western Oregon University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Trojan War Background. Jul 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Library Publishing Platform - Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition - Troy and the Trojan War: Archaeology, History and the Epic Traditions. May 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Old Dominion University - The Gods of the Trojan War (PDF). Mar 26, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Pennsylvania - Department of Classical Studies - The Trojan War. Oct 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Trojan war: History or bricolage? Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Livius - The Trojan War (1). Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: BBC Culture - Did the Trojan War actually happen? May 16, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Trojan War - 1192-1183 BC. Apr 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Trojan War Part 1. Dec 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Was there ever a Trojan War? Aug 21, 2022
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Was there ever a Trojan War? Aug 21, 2022
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Trojan War. May 01, 2022
Add new Web site: Theoi - Trojan War. May 01, 2022
Add new Web site: Historynet - The Trojan War: Fact or Fallacy? Feb 20, 2021
Corrected display issue. Oct 22, 2020
Corrected display issue. Sep 10, 2020
Add new Web site: Roman and Greek Gods - Achilles and the Trojan War. Feb 22, 2019
Media added. Jan 05, 2018
Add new Web site: H2g2 - The Trojan War. May 16, 2014
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Trojan War. May 16, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Trojan War. May 16, 2014
Added new Web site: Stanford University - History of the Trojan War. Apr 07, 2009
Added new Web site: h2g2 - Greek Myths - The Trojan War. Apr 07, 2009
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Trojan War. Apr 07, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Trojan War. Nov 13, 2008
Media added. Jan 19, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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