About Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably Homer's Iliad.
Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
... It shows the episode in the myth of Achilles where the legendary hero soldier - with his unfortunate Achilles heel - tried to hide dressed as a woman to avoid fighting in the Trojan War...
Rutland Roman villa: More finds discovered beneath farmer's field
... Experts, which depicts scenes from Trojan War epic The Iliad, in a dig in 2021...
Digging for Britain: Secrets of Rutland Roman villa mosaic revealed
... The 11m x 7m (36ft x 23ft) floor has three panels showing a climatic moment from the Trojan War in which the Greek hero Achilles fights, kills and then ransoms the body of his Trojan opponent Hector...
Roman mosaic and villa complex found in Rutland farmer's field
... However, the Rutland mosaic is thought to be unique in the UK as it features Achilles and his battle with Hector at the conclusion of the Trojan War...
Trojan War Photos
