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The Trojan War by Nicolas Thomas

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Wedding of king Pelius and Thetis

    1 Jan 1000,Peleus and Thetis had not invited Eris, the goddess of discord, to their marriage and the outraged goddess stormed into the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto the table,the apple belonged to, Eris said, whomever was the fairest.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 10, 1000

    The Trojan War

  • Jan 2, 1000

    Judgement of Paris

    2 Jan 1000, Zeus proclaimed that Paris, prince of Troy had thought to be the most beautiful man alive, would act as the judge.
  • Jan 3, 1000

    Paris goes to visit king Menelaus of Sparta

    3 Jan 1000,In Sparta, Menelaus, the husband of Helen, treated Paris as a royal guest. However, when Menelaus left Sparta to go to a funeral, Paris abducted Helen .
  • Jan 4, 1000

    Paris abducted Helen

    4 Jan 1000, Paris abducted Helen and also carried off much of Menelaus' wealt.
  • Jan 5, 1000

    Helen's old suitors

    5 Jan 1000 ,Helen's old suitors had made an oath long ago that they would all back Helen's husband to defend her honor.
  • Jan 6, 1000

    Cyprus suitor of Helen

    He did not say he wanted to go to war, but he had promised Agamemnon fifty ships for the Greek fleet. The first ship was commanded by his son, The other forty-nine ships were toy clay ships, with tiny clay sailors,they broke down soon after being put in the ocean.
  • Jan 7, 1000

    Finding Troy

    7 Jan 1000,Finding Troy proved difficult, however, and the Greek fleet at first landed in Mysia, were the greeks were tricked hat Helen had been taken by the Teuthranians,they denied such allegations,Telephus, in the course of the war, was wounded by Achilles. He was told by an oracle that the only person that could heal him was the same person who hurt him.
  • Jan 8, 1000

    The war has begun

    8 Jan 1000,The first nine years of the war consisted of both war in Troy and war against the neighboring regions. The first nine years of the war consisted of both war in Troy and war against the neighboring regions,the Greeks realized that Troy was being supplied by its neighboring kingdoms, so Greeks were sent to defeat these areas,as well as destroying Trojan economy, these battles let the Greeks gather a large amount of resources and other spoils of war, including women.
  • Jan 9, 1000

    The Trojan Horse

    9 Jan 1000, Odysseus ordered a large wooden horse to be built,its insides were to be hollow so that soldiers could hide within it,they gave the wooden horse to the trojan,the Trojans celebrated what they thought was their victory,and dragged the wooden horse into Troy.
  • Jan 10, 1000

    The Trojan War

    That night, after most of Troy was asleep or in a drunken stupor, Sinon let the Greek warriors with Odysseus out from the horse, and they slaughtered the Trojans. Priam was killed as he huddled by Zeus' altar and Cassandra was pulled from the statue of Athena and raped