Pieter Schoubroeck, Burning Troy, 1570/1607

Many works of fiction have been inspired by the Trojan War, including:

Literature

  • The Iliad of Homer, the ancient epic of the wrath of Achilles.
  • "Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer, a poem in rhyme royal telling a tragic love story set during the war.
  • Troilus and Cressida, William Shakespeare's dark interpretation of Chaucer's story.
  • Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, written in 1604 features Helen of Troy.
  • The Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough published in 1998.
  • Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow by David Gemmell published in 2005.
  • Troy: The Shield of Thunder by David Gemmell published in 2006.
  • The War at Troy by Lindsay Clarke published in 2004.
  • Return from Troy by Lindsay Clarke published in 2005.
  • The Talisman of Troy: A Novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi published in 2004.
  • Gene by Stel Pavlou, published in 2005, is the story of a soldier from the Trojan War reincarnated seven times through history.
  • Women of Destiny: A Story of the Trojan War by Clemence McLaren published in 1996.
  • The Siege of Troy by Greg Tobin published in 2004.
  • The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot published in 2005.
  • Ilium by Dan Simmons, published in 2003, gives the story of Troy a science fiction twist.
  • Faust, Part 2 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published in 1832 features Helen of Troy
  • Achilles by Elizabeth Cook published in 2002.
  • Leda and the swan by William Butler Yeats alludes to the Trojan War.

Movies

  • Helen of Troy (1956), featuring Stanley Baker as Achilles.
  • Troy, by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, and Diane Kruger as Helen; released in 2004.
  • Doctor Faustus (1967 film), by Richard Burton and Nevill Coghill, stars Elizabeth Taylor as Helen of Troy and Richard Burton as Doctor Faustus.

Television

  • "The Myth Makers", a 1965 Doctor Who serial, depicted the last days of the war satirically.
  • Time Commanders, a BBC television programme about ancient battle strategy, fought out the battle of Troy in one episode.
  • Helen of Troy (2003), a miniseries starring Rufus Sewell as Agamemnon and Sienna Guillory as Helen.

Comics

  • Age of Bronze 1: A Thousand Ships, by writer and artist Eric Shanower, published by Image Comics in 2001.
  • Age of Bronze 2: Sacrifice, by writer and artist Eric Shanower, published by Image Comics in 2005.

Video games

  • Battle for Troy a 3D strategy game by ValuSoft and Zono Inc. released in 2004.
  • Gates of Troy a turn based strategy expansion for the game Spartan, by Matrix Games and Slitherine Soft, released in 2004.

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