Trojan War Research Paper
The Trojan War has been regarded as one of the most recognized, noteworthy, and memorable wars (Stewart 20). Almost everyone has heard the story of the Greeks hiding in a big wooden horse to sneak into the great city of Troy, but did it really happen? The story was originally told by Homer, a great Greek poet, during a time when society considered everything he wrote to be absolute fact and regarded it like a history book (Stewart 20-21). In the 4th and 5th centuries, many Christian theorists became quizzical of what the ancient people considered fact (Stewart 23-24). Many believe that Troy did exist and have gone and excavated to investigate if they could find any remains of the once great city. Although there have been great strides in excavation,
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In the modern-day, the common belief is that it is a made up story just like many other myths you hear in Greek mythology. Although the general population believes otherwise, some people are certain it did happen(Wright 33). Heinrich Schliemann felt that he connected with the Trojan War from a young age when his father gave him a book about it. Schliemann’s excavations uncovered ruins of many cities around the area that is now modern-day Turkey, including evidence of a large Greek kingdom, “very capable of waging such a war as Homer describes.” (Stewart 25). Other remains they found include skeletons, sling bullets and evidence of a great fire. These discoveries excited Schliemann and many other historians because it was shown to be dated at about the same time period the Trojan War allegedly happened. The ruins could have easily just belonged to a different city, however and do not indicate Troy …show more content…
For example, Another inconsistency in the story is that many experts say it is much more likely that Troy’s power and warfare were the cause of the war than the kidnapping of Helen by Paris. A theory some people have is that some of the events described did occur, however when Homer wrote it he added a lot of information that was not true and turned it into a myth. Some evidence for this theory is that the details written about in the story line up with things typical to the 8th century B.C.E., while the Trojan War is said to have taken place around the 13th century B.C.E. (Wright
In the modern-day, the common belief is that it is a made up story just like many other myths you hear in Greek mythology. Although the general population believes otherwise, some people are certain it did happen(Wright 33). Heinrich Schliemann felt that he connected with the Trojan War from a young age when his father gave him a book about it. Schliemann’s excavations uncovered ruins of many cities around the area that is now modern-day Turkey, including evidence of a large Greek kingdom, “very capable of waging such a war as Homer describes.” (Stewart 25). Other remains they found include skeletons, sling bullets and evidence of a great fire. These discoveries excited Schliemann and many other historians because it was shown to be dated at about the same time period the Trojan War allegedly happened. The ruins could have easily just belonged to a different city, however and do not indicate Troy …show more content…
For example, Another inconsistency in the story is that many experts say it is much more likely that Troy’s power and warfare were the cause of the war than the kidnapping of Helen by Paris. A theory some people have is that some of the events described did occur, however when Homer wrote it he added a lot of information that was not true and turned it into a myth. Some evidence for this theory is that the details written about in the story line up with things typical to the 8th century B.C.E., while the Trojan War is said to have taken place around the 13th century B.C.E. (Wright