The story of the Trojan War, the Iliad, is the foundational epic narrative of Greek culture and, by extension, of Western culture. The vast majority of us, in one way or another, have encountered this story throughout our lives. The epic battles between legendary heroes before the walls of Troy, Achilles’ ambition, Hector’s honor, Odysseus’ perspective, and the wooden horse that ended the long siege laid the foundation for a collective imagination and a system of values that ultimately shaped the historical memory of our ancestors. But did the Trojan War really happen?