Trojan War: Quick Facts

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Date	c. 1299 BCE - c. 1100
Participants	Achaean • Troy

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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.

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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.

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