who won the trojan war

The Greeks are traditionally described as the winners of the Trojan War, capturing and destroying the city of Troy through the stratagem of the Trojan Horse.

Who “won” the Trojan War?

In Greek and Roman myth, a coalition of Greek forces besieged Troy for ten years and finally took the city by tricking the Trojans into bringing a hollow wooden horse inside their walls. At night, the Greek warriors hidden inside opened the gates to the rest of the army, leading to Troy’s fall and making the Greeks the clear victors in the story.

Was it really a victory?

Many retellings stress that although the Greeks technically won, the war brought immense destruction and loss on both sides. Later myths describe Greek heroes dying during or after the war and cities suffering on their return, so some writers argue that “no one really won” in a deeper moral sense.

Quick fact list

• The Greeks (Achaeans) are the side said to have won the Trojan War.

• Troy is destroyed after the Trojan Horse ruse succeeds.

• Some modern discussions and videos frame the outcome as a tragedy for both Greeks and Trojans, not a true victory for either.

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