“the sack of troy”
(“troy” is sacked and burned)
(in modern day “anatolia” in “turkey”)
(in the “trojan war”)
(the date was calculated by “eratosthenes”)
(276BC – 194BC)
(greek polymath)
(“troy” was an ancient greek city according to the works of homer)
(the “achaeans” (greeks) sieged the city on this date)
(after “paris of troy” siezed “helen” from her husband “menelaus”)
(“menelaus” was “king of sparta”)