Trojan Horse didn’t exist
Level 2 – Bergie Web
HISTORY
The Trojan war finally ended when Odysseus came up with a fool-proof scheme. First, the Greeks would load up their boats and pretend to sail off. Then, they’d build a giant wooden horse right outside the impenetrable walls of Troy, and climb inside in the dead of night. When the Trojans wake up, they’d obviously wheel the horse inside — that’s just common sense. Then the Greeks would come pouring out, sack the city, and take back Helen of Troy. Piece of cake.
It might surprise you to learn that that incredibly believable story is almost certainly a fabrication. And in fact, the Trojan War as described by the ancient storytellers was probably pretty much made up wholesale as well.