In the time and place you specialise in, what are some notable examples of exploits similar to the fabled Trojan horse?

by my_n3w_account
KiwiHellenist

You may find something useful in the examples that I gave in this old thread:

In that post I gave examples of parallels that illustrate that the Trojan horse is a narrative trope in ancient Mediterranean stories of cities be sacked. It doesn't cover the whole spectrum of times and places of course, but it may come in handy.