An Old Soldier remembers the ten-year war at Troy and the events which led up to it: Paris, Helen, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Priam, Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Cassandra, Odysseus…and the wooden horse.

Their first job is to persuade two heroes - Achilles and Odysseus - to support the venture. Then the Greeks sail to Troy and hand King Priam their ultimatum: return Helen plus compensation or Troy ...