TheWars of Human History Ifwe took any period of a hundred years in the last ive thousand, it has


been calculated,we could expect, on average, ninety-four of these years to be occupiedwith large scale conlicts in one ormore parts of theworld.” - Caroline Alexander, Preface to TheWar that Killed Achilles


Tragically,war seems to be a constantly recurring act of the human race.As of 2012, theUnited States has been atwar for the past eleven years, long enough thatmany young peoplemay not remember a timewhen the countrywas not atwar. Lisa Peterson, the director and co-author of An Iliad, said that, as long aswar continues, the story of the Iliadmust keep being told.


In An Iliad, the Poet lists seemingly everywar, taking us on a gut-wrenching journey through this history of violence. Here are thewars he lists:


Conquest of Sumer Conquest of Sargon the PersianWar the PeloponnesianWar War of Alexander the Great PunicWar GallicWar Caesar's invasion of Britain Great Jewish Revolt YellowTurban Rebellion War against theMoors in North Africa Roman-PersianWar Byzantine-ArabWar MuslimConquest of Eqypt First Siege of Constantinople Arab-ChineseWar SaxonWars Viking raids across Europe Bulgarian Siege of Constantinople Zanj Rebellion in southern Iraq Croatian-BulgarianWar Viking CivilWar Norman Conquest of England First Crusade Second Crusade Third Crusade Fourth Crusade Children's Crusade Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Crusade Norman invasion of Ireland Mongol invasion of China Mongol invasion of Russia Mongol invasion of Afghanistan Mongol invasion of Vietnam The Hundred Years'War Chinese Domination of Vietnam Polish-Lithuanian-TeutonicWar HungerWar Fall of Constantinople Wars of the Roses War of the Priests Muscovite-LithuanianWars The Spanish Conquest ofMexico TheMughal Conquest of India War of the two brothers


The Spanish Conquest of Peru Thirty Years'War PequotWar First, Second and Third English CivilWars Cromwell’s conquest of Ireland Cromwell’s conquest of Scotland The 335 Years’War French and IndianWars Second CherokeeWar American Revolution French Revolution Haitian Revolution The NapoleonicWars The BolivianWar of Independence ArgentineWar of Independence MexicanWar of Independence VenezuelanWar of Independence War of 1812 Colombian, Chilean, Peruvian, and EcuadorianWars of Independence Lower Canada Rebellion Upper Canada Rebellion Second SeminoleWar MormonWar PastryWar HoneyWar First Anglo-AfghanWar First OpiumWar CrimeanWar American CivilWar SiouxWars Second Anglo-AfghanWar The BoerWars CubanWar of Independence Spanish-AmericanWar Mexican Revolution WorldWar I Russian Revolution Third Anglo-AfghanWar IrishWar of Independence Afghan CivilWar Japanese Invasion ofManchuria Saudi-YemeniWar Spanish CivilWar WorldWar II Palestine CivilWar Arab-IsraeliWar ColdWar KoreanWar


Cuban Revolution Tibetan Rebellion Vietnam Bay of Pigs SandWar Six-DayWar Laos Cambodia The Troubles Prague Spring Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran CivilWar Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Contrawar in Nicaragua Second Sudanese CivilWar Iran-IraqWar FalklandsWar Israeli Invasion of Lebanon U.S. Invasion of Grenada U.S. Invasion of Panama First Intifada Afghan CivilWar Rwandan CivilWar Bosnia and Herzegovina Chechnya Afghanistan Kosovo Iraq Chechnya Afghanistan Rwanda Darfur Iraq Haiti Pakistan Lebanon Kenya Zimbabwe Congo Gaza Somalia Georgia Iraq Pakistan Afghanistan Libya Syria


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