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title: Trojan Horse
author: Mark Cartwright
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Trojan Horse

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Trojan Horse](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1365.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1365.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail of the Mykonos pithamphora which shows the wooden horse the Greeks used to infiltrate the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/) in the final stages of the [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/). The wheels on the feet of the horse can be clearly seen. Manufactured in the second quarter of the 7th century BCE. The vessel was made on the island of Tinos in the [Cyclades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyclades/) and found at Chora on Mykonos. (Archaeological Museum, Mykonos).

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, July 30). Trojan Horse. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1365/trojan-horse/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Trojan Horse." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 30, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1365/trojan-horse/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Trojan Horse." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Jul 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1365/trojan-horse/>.

## License & Copyright

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