Agamemnon takes Briseis: the quarrel
1184 BCE (traditional; narrative placement) · Event
Iliad 1: forced to give Chryseis back, Agamemnon seizes Achilles' prize instead — and the best of the Achaeans withdraws from the war. "Sing, goddess, the wrath..."
On these timelines: Troy: Iliad & Odyssey
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