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Showing posts with label Trojan War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trojan War. Show all posts
Monday, October 23, 2017

The Legend of Helen of Troy

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Ancient Origins The mythical Helen of Troy has inspired poets and artists for centuries as the woman whose beauty sparked the Trojan W...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

History Trivia - Troy sacked

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June 11 1184 BC Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
Saturday, April 16, 2016

History Trivia - Odysseus returns home

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April 16 1178 BC The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War. 
Monday, July 13, 2015

Why we say: 'Beware the Greeks bearing gifts'

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  The military tactic, the Trojan Horse, was portrayed in the 2004 blockbuster Troy © Mg1408 | Dreamstime.com The phrase is used to wa...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

History Trivia - Trojan War: Troy sacked

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June 11  1184 BC Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.  1429 Hundred Years' War: ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

History Trivia - Trojan War: Troy sacked and burned

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June 11  1184 BC Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes. 173 Marcomannic Wars: The Roman ...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

History Trivia - Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.

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April 24  1184 BC The Greeks entered Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date). 709 Saint Wilfrid died. A monk of Lindisfarne A...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

History Trivia - Odysseus returns home from the Trojan War.

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April 16  1178 BC The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War.  556 Pelagius I began his rei...