The mythical conflict took place outside the walls of Troy, an ancient city on the coast of Asia Minor. But the seeds of war were sown far from there, in the city of Sparta on the Greek mainland.

Schliemann indeed found the fabled city, but he obliterated it in the process. Despite his folly, when it comes to misreading the ruins of ancient Troy, Schliemann stands in excellent company.

The Trojan War of the Iliad was not the first time that the Greeks attacked Troy. the first invasion occurred earlier and was ...

Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their ...

Other ancient coastal Aegean cities worth visiting include Assos and the mythical city of Troy (it seems the legend ... The ruins of parts of the ancient city walls can still be seen today.

Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city ... the ancient ruins. Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicted on the high black walls ...

Menelaus discovers Helen has eloped with Paris and issues an ultimatum to Troy: return her or face war. Episode 3. videoEpisode 3 The Greeks invade and the Trojans retreat behind the city walls ...

the ancient Roman city famously entombed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly two millennia ago. Discovered within what ...

Text on the wall includes quotations from ‘The Odyssey’, which tells a tale of ancient drug use when Helen of Troy gives her ...

The mythical conflict took place outside the walls of Troy, an ancient city on the coast of Asia Minor. But the seeds of war were sown far from there, in the city of Sparta on the Greek mainland.

Troy is a powerful city and Paris is welcomed by King Menelaus and his beautiful queen, Helen. Paris makes himself at home and his familiarity with Helen gives the Soldier cause for concern.