The mythical conflict took place outside the walls of Troy, an ancient city on the coast of Asia Minor. But the seeds of war were sown far from there, in the city of Sparta on the Greek mainland.

In Homer, it is the affair between Troy's prince Paris and Greek queen Helen that triggers the legendary war. In reality, contemporary records from the neighbouring Hittites confirm the Greeks ...

Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to sail to Troy to take Helen back. The war lasts for 10 long years, during which time the main ...

Total War: Pharaoh has heaps of names that might not stick out in a memorable way for those who aren't Bronze Age (and Greek Heroic Age) gurus, but surely, we all know Troy. Do we know its ...

Learn the song ‘The wonder of war’ - sung by Achilles in praise of…himself. Once you have learnt the song singing with vocal version you can polish your performance singing with just the ...

The mythical conflict took place outside the walls of Troy, an ancient city on the coast of Asia Minor. But the seeds of war were sown far from there, in the city of Sparta on the Greek mainland.