The Trojan War The most likely date for the Trojan War was about 1250/40 BC. According to legend the war was brought about by the abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus , King of Sparta. She was taken by the Trojan prince Paris who took her back to Troy a city in western Anatolia and seat of King Priam. Paris and Hector, the greatest fighter for Troy, were his sons. In retribution the King of the Achaean Greeks (Mycenaeans) Agamemnon assembled a huge armada and sailed to wester