Did the Trojan War happen?

by jamesman53

Ignoring the mythology that is associated with the Trojan War (The Odyssey, etc.), did the event happen? Most of the stuff I've read seems to be rather inconclusive.

rosemary85

Do you mind if I link you to some old threads? Here's the section in the FAQ on the subject, and here are what I think are the best of the posts that I've written: number one, number two.

The upshot is: "it's not impossible that there was a Trojan War, but the available Bronze Age evidence does not corroborate the historicity of the war -- it only tells us that it's not completely impossible". Going beyond that involves weighing up probabilities, more than evidence as such.

By all means ask follow-up questions. And it's always possible that someone may have something new to add in this thread.