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{{Infobox Conflict | {{Infobox Conflict | ||
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|image =Fall of Troy.jpg | |image = Fall of Troy.jpg | ||
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|date = circa 1200 [[BC]] | |date = circa 1200 [[BC]] | ||
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|side1 = [[Greece]] | |side1 = [[Greece]] | ||
|side2 = [[Troy]] | |side2 = [[Troy]] | ||
|leader1 ={{il|[[Menelaus]]|[[ | |leader1 ={{il|[[Agamemnon]] of [[Mycenae]]|[[Menelaus]] of [[Sparta]]|[[Odysseus]] of [[Ithaca]]}} | ||
|leader2 ={{il|[[Priam]] | |leader2 ={{il|[[Priam]] of [[Troy]]}} | ||
|first = The Myth Makers (TV story) | |first = The Myth Makers (TV story) | ||
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'' | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'' | ||
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The '''Trojan War''', also known as the plural '''Trojan Wars''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') was a [[conflict]] fought circa [[BC#2nd millennium B.C.|1200 BC]] between the [[Greek]] | The '''Trojan War''', also known as the plural '''Trojan Wars''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') was a [[conflict]] fought circa [[BC#2nd millennium B.C.|1200 BC]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[An Unfulfilled Dream (short story)|An Unfulfilled Dream]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Phoenicians (audio story)|The Phoenicians]]'') between the [[Greek]] Kingdoms and [[Troy]]. | ||
== History == | |||
The war began when [[Paris (The Myth Makers)|Paris]], the [[son]] of [[King]] [[Priam]] of Troy, ran off with [[Helen of Troy|Helen]], [[wife]] of King [[Menelaus]] of [[Sparta]]. King [[Agamemnon]] of [[Mycenae]] had been searching for a ''casus belli'' for war, and the "abduction" of Helen gave the Greeks such a just cause for war. | |||
Ruling Greek participants in the war included King Agamemnon of Mycenae, King Menelaus of Sparta and King [[Odysseus]] of [[Ithaca]]. In addition, soldiers and warriors included [[Achilles]] and [[Diomede]]. Troy was ruled by King [[Priam]], and other participants included his three sons [[Hector]], [[Paris]], and [[Troilus]], with their sister [[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] providing prophetic guidance. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]'') | |||
{{O'Mara|c}} was also present at the Trojan War at some point in the conflict, extracting [[chemical]]s from the [[brain]]s of [[human]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | {{O'Mara|c}} was also present at the Trojan War at some point in the conflict, extracting [[chemical]]s from the [[brain]]s of [[human]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | ||
Around [[1885]], [[Professor]] [[Odysseus James]] and [[Lady]] [[Emily Carstairs]] observed the Fall of Troy when their experiments on the [[Lamp of Chronos]] opened up a window into the past. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'') | Around [[1885]], [[Professor]] [[Odysseus James]] and [[Lady]] [[Emily Carstairs]] observed the Fall of Troy when their experiments on the [[Lamp of Chronos]] opened up a window into the past. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'') | ||
The [[war]] ended after [[10 (number)|ten]] [[year]]s, thanks to the [[First Doctor]], who came up with the idea of using a [[Trojan Horse|wooden horse]] containing Greek [[soldier]]s. Believing the Greeks to have retreated, the Trojans brought the horse inside the [[wall]]s, allowing the hidden Greeks to sack the [[city]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]'') | |||
== Later references == | == Later references == | ||
