77- Posthomerica Part VII: The Sack of Troy

It's all a done deal once that horse gets through the gates. Let's watch Troy crumble- and a heinous crime get committed which ultimately sees the Greek fleet scattered and broken as they set off for home. Oh, and some minor Trojan prince gets away from the burning city, but I'm sure that won't be relevant.Time period: 1192 BCERelevant individuals:Priam, King of TroyHecabe, Queen of TroyHelen, Queen of SpartaMenelaus, King of SpartaAgamemnon, King of MycenaeOdysseus, King of IthacaSinon, Greek soldierAeneas, Trojan princeAthena (Minerva), Goddess of WisdomPoseidon (Neptune), God of the SeaZeus (Jupiter/Hove), King of the Gods and God of LightningSources for this episode:Dionysus of Halicarnassus (1960), The Roman Antiquities (Vol. I). Translated by E. Cary. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Fitton, L. and Villing, A., The British Museum (2019), The search for the lost city of Troy (online) (Accessed c.24/06/2025).Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume II). London: William Heinemann.Homer (1983), The Odyssey. Translated by E. V. Rieu. London: Penguin Books Ltd.Maher, M. (2011), Fall of Troy VII: New Archaeological Interpretations and Considerations. Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology 11(1): 8.Robertson, J. (1788), The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning its Authenticity. London: J. Walter, Charing Cross.Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Ussher, J. (1658), The Annals of the World. Printed by E. Tyler in Fleet Street.Author unknown (date unknown), Nuremberg Chronicle: being the Liber Chronicarum of Dr. Hartmann translated in English. Morse Library, Beloit College.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Eratosthenes (Accessed 24/06/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Hermione (mythology) (Accessed 30/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Molossians (Accessed 30/05/2025).Sound effects sampled and used under Pixabay licence:https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-sound-334130/https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowdpanic-6442/https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/sword-against-sword-6341/