Question about the Battle of Troy

[hewhoknowsall]

So Odysseus apparently comes up with the idea of the Trojan Horse and they manage of sack Troy and burn it to the ground.

Yet they used the Trojan Horse because they weren't able to get past Troy's army.

So what happened to the Trojan army? They'd probably be pretty darn pissed if the Greeks burned Troy, and were already powerful enough to take on the Greek army.

 

[SG-17]

Well (if I remember correctly), Aeneas took a large portion of the army and followed Odyssey's journey until he settled in Latium. So really once the Greeks got in and began to slaughter the inhabitants, there wasn't anyone to put up a fight anymore. The Greeks just shocked and awed the Trojans to the point where they were completely ineffective in fighting.

 

[Lord Baal]

Not sure why this is in History, but, as SG-17 said, according to legend Aeneas evacuated as much of the city he could. Those refugees went to Italy and founded the city of Rome.

 

[Dachs]

Most of the Trojan army was presumably killed in the, uh, surprise attack. Tactical surprise is nice to have.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

In case you didn't realize, the men in the horse opened the gates for the main army. It wasn't the dozen or so guys inside the horse who went about killing the citizenry.

 

[aelf]

In case you didn't realize, the men in the horse opened the gates for the main army. It wasn't the dozen or so guys inside the horse who went about killing the citizenry.

If the Argonauts were in it, then, yes. Like a dozen of them defeated Troy, remember? And it wasn't a surprise attack either

 

[Plotinus]

Moderator Action: Moved to Arts and Entertainment.

 

[hewhoknowsall]

Most of the Trojan army was presumably killed in the, uh, surprise attack. Tactical surprise is nice to have.

I find it hard to believe that the Trojans would pull their army back into the city walls and have them let their guard down without even suspecting a trap or ambush.

 

[Dachs]

I find it hard to believe that the Trojans would pull their army back into the city walls and have them let their guard down without even suspecting a trap or ambush.

But that's exactly what Vergilius said they did

 

[Traitorfish]

In case you didn't realize, the men in the horse opened the gates for the main army. It wasn't the dozen or so guys inside the horse who went about killing the citizenry.

But that would have been pretty badass. I mean, in a genocide-y sort of way, but still.

Not sure why this is in History, but, as SG-17 said, according to legend Aeneas evacuated as much of the city he could. Those refugees went to Italy and founded the city of Rome.

Also, Carthage, Britain, and every other damn place under the sun. It seemed to be a popular national origin myth for a time.

 

[Dachs]

I wonder if Hobsbawm talked about that in his "Inventing Tradition" book

 

[Lord Baal]

But that would have been pretty badass. I mean, in a genocide-y sort of way, but still.


Also, Carthage, Britain, and every other damn place under the sun. It seemed to be a popular national origin myth for a time.

A tradition I've never understood. Surely you'd prefer to claim descent from a nation that actually won a war?

 

[Dachs]

The Trojans would've totally won if not for treacherous Greeks bearing gifts

 

[Traitorfish]

A tradition I've never understood. Surely you'd prefer to claim descent from a nation that actually won a war?

You'd think, wouldn't you?

 

[Lord Baal]

The Trojans would've totally won if not for treacherous Greeks bearing gifts

Proving that the Trojans weren't too bright.

 

[Dachs]

Proving that the Trojans weren't too bright.

Who cares about being bright, at least they were real warriors as opposed to those slimy greeks

 

[Lord Baal]

Who cares about being bright, at least they were real warriors as opposed to those slimy greeks

Dude, aren't you Greek? Not that I disagree. Those Greeks tried to poison me with their kebabs and cheese.

 

[Dachs]

Dude, aren't you Greek?

Not a drop

 

[Lord Baal]

Not a drop

I must be thinking of someone else. But I thought you were a crazy Greco-German-American with a history hard-on. I guess I was only correct about you being a crazy German-American with a history hard-on.

 

[sophie]

He's not Greek, just a Grecophile