Many of the Greek warriors made note that the leaders of troy were easily flattered and could be led astray by a false surrender, and a gift. A gift so awe striking that the Trojans would let down their guard, and allow Greece to make its final move.
The Greeks built a giant wooden horse as a peace offering, one that could fit a small army in it. This soon became known as "The Trojan Horse".
One little known fact is that the horse was actually too big to fit through the gates of Troy, but the Trojans were so determined to get the horse through the wall, that they tore parts of it down!.
Once the horse was inside the walls of Troy, the soldiers inside waited until night when there Trojans would all be asleep. They then opened the trapdoor on the bottom of the horse, and flooded out, opened the gates, and allowed the entire Greek army to move into Troy. By morning, the city was completely destroyed. The civilization of Greece was once again victorious.
However, after the war, the gods were supposedly very angry. The entire fleet of ships was almost destroyed by lighting on the journey back. But otherwise, another fine victory for Greece!.
Another war that altered the course of the Greek society was the Persian War, there were actually two wars against Persia. Each for a different reason, and at a different time. The events that led to the beginning of the Persian wars can be traced as far back as 560 B.C. when the Persians began a takeover of the Greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor.
It seemed that only a strong rebellion could end Persia's control over the cities, as they led comfortable lives. But one day, a man named Aristagoras, of the city Lydia, organized a rebellion around 499 B.C. against the powerful Greek city, Athens. The Athenians retaliated by plundering the Lydian capitol. This made the kind of Persia very angry, in his fury he ordered an army to set off on a revenge mission against Athens.