Luxury items were prominent among the traded goods. Olive oil and wine, both essential staples of ancient Greek life, were widely exchanged. Grains, another fundamental resource, also moved along these...

The crisis extended throughout the entire Mediterranean world, as famine, war, and general insecurity led to a surge in piracy and armed conflicts.

After their departure from the Boeotian city of Aulis, the Achaeans finally faced the formidable fortifications of the Trojans. Indeed, to overcome them, they had gathered the largest army up...