The movie Troy is based on an adaptation of Homer's great epic The Iliad. This movie
re-enacts the legend of the Trojan War in 1193 B.C. Paris, the young prince of Troy, eloped
with Helen, the Queen of Sparta, after a mission to sign a peace treaty with Menelaus,
the King, with the elder Trojan prince Hector.
This angered Menelaus, and he appealed to his elder brother, the Greek High King
Agamemnon to lead their troops to Troy. Agamemnon used his brother's reason to attack Troy,
but he had other plans. His main motive was, of course, to conquer Troy, the biggest threat
to his vast empire.
To acquire larger odds of winning the war, Agamemnon implored Achilles (Brad Pitt), who
was known as the greatest warrior in his time. He agreed, for he was after the glory, where
his name and achievements would be recorded down in history for the world to remember him
as the greatest warrior in the existing world.