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    The document discusses the causes and events of the Trojan War. It mentions that the war started because Paris, a Trojan prince, chose Aphrodite as the fairest goddess and was gifted Helen, the wife of Menelaus. Helen then left Menelaus for Paris, sparking the war. The war featured battles between Menelaus and Paris as well as the famous Trojan Horse strategy. Recent excavations of Troy have revealed evidence of a destruction around 1180 BC that may have inspired the story of the Trojan War.

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    The document discusses the causes and events of the Trojan War. It mentions that the war started because Paris, a Trojan prince, chose Aphrodite as the fairest goddess and was gifted Helen, the wife of Menelaus. Helen then left Menelaus for Paris, sparking the war. The war featured battles between Menelaus and Paris as well as the famous Trojan Horse strategy. Recent excavations of Troy have revealed evidence of a destruction around 1180 BC that may have inspired the story of the Trojan War.

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    Good Morning Everyone

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    Dyan Dela Rosa Buenafe
    The document discusses the causes and events of the Trojan War. It mentions that the war started because Paris, a Trojan prince, chose Aphrodite as the fairest goddess and was gifted Helen, the wife of Menelaus. Helen then left Menelaus for Paris, sparking the war. The war featured battles between Menelaus and Paris as well as the famous Trojan Horse strategy. Recent excavations of Troy have revealed evidence of a destruction around 1180 BC that may have inspired the story of the Trojan War.

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    GOOD MORNING

    EVERYONE!
    HOMER (GREEK POET)
    WHAT WAS THE
    CAUSE OF TROJAN
    WAR?
    WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED
    ABOUT THE PICTURE?
    COMPETITION
    APHRODITE GIFT
    HELENE MINELEAUS
    HELENE PARIS
    THAT IS HOW THE
    TROJAN WAR
    STARTED.
    TROJAN PALACE
    MENELEAUS AND AGAMEMNON
    MENELEAUS VS. PARIS
    TROJAN HORSE

    Brief Description
    MAJOR EXCAVATIONS AT THE SITE OF
    TROY IN 1870 UNDER THE DIRECTION
    OF GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGIST
    HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN REVEALED A
    SMALL CITADEL MOUND AND LAYERS
    OF DEBRIS 25 METERS DEEP
    RECENT EXCAVATIONS HAVE SHOWN AN
    INHABITED AREA 10 TIMES THE SIZE OF
    THE CITADEL, MAKING TROY A
    SIGNIFICANT BRONZE AGE CITY. LAYER
    VIIA OF THE EXCAVATIONS, DATED TO
    ABOUT 1180 B.C., REVEALS CHARRED
    DEBRIS AND SCATTERED SKELETONS—
    EVIDENCE OF A WARTIME DESTRUCTION
    OF THE CITY THAT MAY HAVE INSPIRED
    PORTIONS OF THE STORY OF THE
    TROJAN WAR.

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