To: Reily
Troy dates back to about 3000 B.C., but apparently the first evidence of any horses there dates to about 1900 B.C. (Troy VI). The Trojans of that period seem to be a new people unrelated to the Trojans of Troy I to V. That doesn't make sense if horses were first domesticated in Anatolia. The Trojans became famous for their skill with horses--the last word of the Iliad in Greek means "tamer of horses" (referring to Hector of Troy). So the story of the Trojan horse seems to be a joke at their expense.
To: Verginius Rufus
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09/20/2020 8:14:32 PM PDT by
Reily
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