Was there really a Trojan war?

Question

I know there is a city called Troy in Turkey, but did the events of Homer's Iliad ever happen? How would we ever know?

Answer 1

Schlieman did find Troy in Turkey, but he wasn't very good as an archeologist--he dug right through the layer that would have been the time of the Trojan war. They are excavating the site now, and they have found what look like burned-out walls. They also have found what looks like the remains of a harbor that is exactly as Homer described it--it just got silted in over the years. Finally, a documentary was done a few years back in which they were given permission to use military hardware to simulate how the battle would best be fought on the terrain by the Greeks, and surprisingly, it matched Homer's description. They're finding more and more evidence that the ancient Greek "myths" have some basis in fact. For example, Plato's "Atlantis" may have been the Minoan civilization, which was destroyed when a massive eruption took place on Santorini in 1500 BC. It would have created a tidal wave large enough to knock even the earthquake-proof walls the Minoans off their very foundations. It left an ash cloud 1/2 mile across, and spewed lava as far away as the Nile delta. The remains of the civilization that have been found were far advanced, compared to anything the Greeks of the time had, and could easily be seen the way Plato described it (myths like they invented airplanes and the like came much later).

Answer 2

Heinrich Schliemann used the "Iliad" to find Troy. There are several levels of cities there. There is evidence of a war in one of them. There was a siege, and the city was taken. Some scholars say evidence indicates that Achilles and some other heroes really lived, but many of the events in the poems were undoubtedly exaggerated. There were many poems about this war, but Homer's two are the only ones that survive. It's said that the greatest Greek literature is the collection of poems about the great wars at Thebes and at Troy.

Answer 3

Chances are very likely that there was indeed a Trojan War. Whether the events of such a war were exaggerated to provide a more enticing story for the Iliad is definitely a question, but as proof was found a good many years ago by either Frank Calvert of Heinrich Schliemann (depending on which source you wish to credit), I'd say yes, there was.

Answer 4

Yes of course
Troas was the person who create Troy ( A Greek person from Arcadia area of Greece) and His son Ilos
Greeks used to call Troy also Ilion Thats the word Ilias or Iliada .
From Ilos , the son ot Troas

Answer 5

we simply dont know homer was born 600 years after the war. so he wrote about the storys and the songs that the people told and sang about.
here is a link that should help
http://www.mmtaylor.net/Holiday2000/Legends/trojan.war.html

Answer 6

yes there was, and many! they discovered that had 9 different layers of previous cities, it has been destroyed and rebuilt so many times! but i think that troy(city) has now another name, but i do not remember! all the best.

Answer 7

I believe there was. Its one of those 'totally believable' type of stories, that runs along the same lines as the stories of Egypt.

Answer 8

Maybe, if you would crack open a History book or something, you wouldn't have to waste 5 points and my time.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Why didn't you go to your local library and read up on it. Or are you just to lazy to find the truth for yourself...............