Several historical wars took place at Hissarlik in Anatolia, situated near the strategic Dardanelles. The literary Trojan War, as known from Homer's Iliad and related legends, was fought when Paris, son of the Trojan king Priam, kidnapped Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon led an expedition, joined by Achilles, Odysseus, Ajax, and other Greek ... [MORE] Chaucer's Troilus & Criseyde@ (4) Homer's Iliad@ (13) Homer's Odyssey@ (22) Quintus of Smyrna@ (2) Shakespeare's Troilus & Cressida@ (8) Vergil's Aeneid@ (8) 1. Mortal Women of the Trojan War - Several articles from an independent study Latin project. 2. The Legend of the Trojan War - A public domain document. 3. History Channel - Trojan War - Resource of events and major players. 4. Trojan War - A war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. 5. Troy - Research and writing resources for a course.

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