Year 11 Ancient History, Historical Investigation- Troy.
Analyse the effectiveness of the tactics used by both sides in the Trojan War. ____________________________________________________________
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The Trojan war was a ten year siege on the city of the city of Troy at the hands of the Greek forces led by a psychopathic king, Agamemnon. This conflict, which took place about 1200 B.C has become one of the most well known Greek mythology events in history. In the 13th century B.C, Troy and Sparta had stopped their wars and become allies, this was until Paris the youngest prince of Troy seduced Helen, the Queen of Sparta and left with her back to Troy. When Menelaos (The King of Sparta) found out what had happened, he vowed to conquer Troy and with the help of his brother Agamemnon he launched one of the largest military campaign’s in history. After summoning all available forces that would answer his call, Agamemnon launched over 1000 ships headed towards the city of Troy. The war consisted of many heroes such as: Achilles, leader of the Myrmidons, Ajax, the tall Salamian leader, Odysseus, the resourceful and cunning king of Ithaca and Hector and Paris the princes of Troy. Hector, was commander-in-chief of the Trojan forces . Hector was the best warrior on the Trojan side. Achilles was the immortal warrior who was the best soldier in the Greek forces and possibly the world . The numbers of the Greek forces have been said to have been as high as over 130,000, but this was most likely exaggerated and the Trojan army supposedly matched these numbers. As the forces were relatively identical in size, who would win the war would come down to the weapons used, the soldiers fighting and the tactics issued by both armies’ commanders.
The Greeks had many advantages when it came to storming a beachhead. With experienced pilots and rowers, the ships could be landed in such a formation that allowed the infantry to jump off easily but still provide maximum
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The Trojan war was a ten year siege on the city of the city of Troy at the hands of the Greek forces led by a psychopathic king, Agamemnon. This conflict, which took place about 1200 B.C has become one of the most well known Greek mythology events in history. In the 13th century B.C, Troy and Sparta had stopped their wars and become allies, this was until Paris the youngest prince of Troy seduced Helen, the Queen of Sparta and left with her back to Troy. When Menelaos (The King of Sparta) found out what had happened, he vowed to conquer Troy and with the help of his brother Agamemnon he launched one of the largest military campaign’s in history. After summoning all available forces that would answer his call, Agamemnon launched over 1000 ships headed towards the city of Troy. The war consisted of many heroes such as: Achilles, leader of the Myrmidons, Ajax, the tall Salamian leader, Odysseus, the resourceful and cunning king of Ithaca and Hector and Paris the princes of Troy. Hector, was commander-in-chief of the Trojan forces . Hector was the best warrior on the Trojan side. Achilles was the immortal warrior who was the best soldier in the Greek forces and possibly the world . The numbers of the Greek forces have been said to have been as high as over 130,000, but this was most likely exaggerated and the Trojan army supposedly matched these numbers. As the forces were relatively identical in size, who would win the war would come down to the weapons used, the soldiers fighting and the tactics issued by both armies’ commanders.
The Greeks had many advantages when it came to storming a beachhead. With experienced pilots and rowers, the ships could be landed in such a formation that allowed the infantry to jump off easily but still provide maximum
Bibliography: Barry Strauss, ‘The Trojan War: A New History’, Simon & Schuster, New York, September 12, 2006.