A war is behavior modeled on organized violent conflict, the causes of which are extreme aggression, social disorder and high mortality. It involves two or more groups who have found a conflict that cannot be resolved, only through war. In all cases, there is always a participant or group that will ultimately succeed. Leaders always go to war with their nation even if they claim their actions were defensive; however, when viewed objectively, their actions may be more strictly due to a sign of disrespect. The Trojan War was written by Barry Strauss. The Trojan War is a conflict shrouded in the mists of myth, fragmented historical evidence, and often inconclusive archaeological evidence. The Trojan War was considered one of the greatest conflicts in Greek mythology. It was a war that influenced many people in literature and the arts for centuries. This war lasted about ten years and was fought between the Trojans and the Achaeans. Troy was a renowned city as it was known for its large defensive walls and its highly aimed and trained archers. He was also known for his great reign under their king Priam. Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War. Hecuba was Priam's wife. He said that the gods were always by their side, which is why they could never lose battles against other nations. Troy was a powerful nation, largely due to the great leadership of one of their princes, Hector. The Achaeans were a nation, forming a significant diaspora with Greek communities established throughout the world. The Achaeans consisted of Sparta, with Menelaus as their king; Mycenae, with Agamemnon as king; and other cities of the Greek forces. Agamemnon was the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan... middle of paper... used to convince the Trojans to open the gates and that the Greek return at night was a very likely tactic. It was not uncommon for commandos to sneak into a town and kill the gate guards, opening it to an invading force. It was also common for turncoats in cities to be bribed to open doors for armies as well. The very choice of the Trojan War as one of the themes is a statement with an ambiguous meaning. On the one hand, this could be equivalent to considering the Trojan War as a large-scale historical event, like the Peloponnesian War. On the other hand, it could be based on the assumption that, regardless of whether the Trojan War actually took place or not, the historical impact of the Trojan War myth is so great that it deserves serious consideration in itself. Greed, not jealousy, was the cause of the war. ("Troy VII and the historicity of the Trojan War", 2007)