The Trojan War was celebrated by legendary authors like Homer, who told the tale of the large wooden horse that tricked the ...

He crossed continents to fight in the greatest war of the ancient world. Memnon, the Ethiopian king, was a warrior so mighty, many believed he was born of the gods.

In Berkeley Rep's An Iliad, the antiquated story of the Trojan War is dusted off and the ancient tradition of the storyteller is reanimated.

Thanks to popular culture over the years, most people have some awareness of the Trojan war and the various characters of ancient Greek mythology.

Since 1975, a touring production of “The Trojan Women” staged by New York’s La MaMa Experimental Theater Club has played in more than 30 countries.

Screaming. Chaos. Darkness. Brutalization and enslavement of women, pounding their fists into the dirt at center stage, wailing, gasping to breathe as heaving sobs leave their bodies quivering.

Only then might we break free from the question of whether or not Helen was to blame for the Trojan War – and start asking what role the men who carried the swords and spears played.

“Elektra” retells the Trojan War myth, centering on three women originally depicted as secondary: Clytemnestra, Elektra and Cassandra.

A black-walled dining hall with 2,000-year-old paintings inspired by the Trojan War has been discovered during excavations at the Roman city of Pompeii, authorities said on Thursday.

The Trojan War The events of the Trojan War are written about in a number of works of Ancient Greek literature, including Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, which is at least 2,500 years old.

Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological characters inspired by the Trojan War, officials said ...