00:00According to the traditional account, the Greeks left a huge wooden horse in front of Troy, before hidden warriors
00:05inside do not allow access to the city.
00:07The story is known in particular thanks to the Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil, written several centuries after the supposed period
00:13of the war.
00:14Archaeologists have thoroughly studied the site of Troy in modern-day Türkiye, but no evidence has been found to confirm it.
00:19the existence of the horse as it is described in the myth.
00:22The narrative may retain distorted memories of past conflicts, but its historical status remains uncertain.
00:27This is an excellent opportunity to distinguish between legends, literature, and archaeology.
