A new theory about the Trojan era

by Tom Spevk

Most of us are familiar with Homers stories the Iliad and the
Odyssey; the famous epic of mighty Achilles who was feared by the
gods themselves; the pride and jealousy of High King Agamemnon;
the beauty of Helen of Troy; the wisdom and cunning of the skillful
Odyssey, etc.
A wonderful work of literature, but with all the research conducted
for so many years and the enormous amount of funds invested in it,
why hasnt the question, who were the Trojans been answered?
Since Heinrich Schliemann discovered Troy in 1870, no one has
bothered to ask, what was the ethnicity of the Trojans and who
were the Achaeans?
The assumption all along was that they were Greek, but were
they? In literature and in the movies, they are represented as
Greeks; using Greek weapons, Greek architecture, Greek art, etc. In
history books we were told without a doubt that the Achaeans were
actually early Greeks.
But, has anyone inquired as to how they arrived at this conclusion?
Where is the proof that the Achaeans and Trojans actually shared a
common heritage with the Greeks; language, culture, art,
weapons or any other characteristic that would qualify them to be
Greek?
I dont believe that anyone can truly say what they really were. But
we can, with some certainty, say that they were not Greek.
Allow me to elaborate.
Let us begin with a quote from Tiberius Claudius;

Among these Celts, if the word is to have any significance, even

the Achaean Greeks, who had established themselves for some
time in the Upper Danube Valley before pushing southward into
Greece. Yes, the Greeks are comparative newcomers to
Greece. They displaced the native Pelasgians ... This happened not
long before the Trojan War; the Dorian Greeks came still later eighty years after the Trojan War.
The theory was, according to Herodotus and Homer, that
barbarian tribes from the north, known as the Dorians, threatened
the ancient Achaean cities even before the great (Trojan) war. They
say that these tribes came from as far as the Danube River valley.
Modern scholars however have doubts. There is no archeological
evidence to support this theory.
According to professor Eugene Borza:
"The theory of Dorian invasions is largely an invention of 19th
century historiography, and is otherwise unsupported by either
archaeological or linguistic evidence. Most archaeologists and many
linguists have abandoned the belief that Greek speaking Dorians
devastated Mycenaean centers at the end of the Bronze Age..."
It is my belief that the Achaeans and the Dorians have always lived
in Thessaly or on the Ionian coast.
To which language group they belong I cant say with certainty, but
their language nonetheless created a large part of the classical
Greek vocabulary. More about that later.
If the Trojan War indeed took place, taking Homers word who so
eloquently described it, one can conclude that it left the Achaeans
and their allies devastated and in a state of weakness. The Trojan
War in fact could have been far more devastating than Homer
described it. Some scholars believe, mythology aside, it was a war
for economic dominance. Troy, the richest city in the known world,
presented a threat to the Achaeans because it controlled most of
the trade through the Dardanelle pass. Troy had many allies and
could have easily taken full control of the pass. Control of the pass
would have meant controlling the entire sea trade between the
Mediterranean and Black Seas.
The prospect of Troy controlling the pass worried the Achaeans who
tried by every means possible to find a solution. Unfortunately, Troy
continued to ignore them. Unable to find a peaceful solution, the
Achaeans declared war on Troy.
The Achaeans amassed a great army, a size never before seen, and
set out for Troy. When they arrived, the Trojans met them before the
great walls of their city. The armies clashed and fought endless
battles. It was a war of the worlds as each side drew in on its allies.
Each side used its genius to outdo the other and many men in great
numbers on both sides were killed.
When it was over, the Achaeans returned home victorious.
Unfortunately, it was a bitter sweet victory which left them
devastated. Many kings and nobles died in the battlefields and

many more died at home through sinister plots and intrigues. Even
the High King Agamemnon was murdered.
Weakened, leaderless and with a population in decline, the war
brought more suffering than it did prosperity. With new and
inexperienced leadership, a shortage of men and material, defense
from the savage invaders from the north became a serious
challenge.
The Pelasgi (Belasci), the ancient settlers of the Balkans, called
these new savages from the north, Xellenes (newcomers). They
were later named Greeks by the Romans.
The Xellenic tribes of Dorians, arrived on the Peloponnesus eighty
years after the Trojan War. They raided the countryside, destroying
the rich Achaean culture, cities and enclaves along with the native
Achaean population. Their arrival brought dramatic change to the
region. They no longer had a High King to rule over all the tribes and
cities. Art, architecture and science also changed, modified by the
mixing of new cultures; Egyptians, Phoenicians, Xellenes,
Pelasgians, Anatolians and others. All these people helped shape
Greece to become what it was during the classical period.
We cannot draw conclusions from studying the Achaeans and Trojan
cultures alone, we need archeological evidence to corroborate our
theories. Based on cultural evidence alone, we can equally assume
the Trojans were a Slavic people. According to historian Alexander
Donski, if one reads the description of the customs practiced by
Trojans as per Homers Iliad, without knowing who the Trojans were,
one would get the impression that they were the modern Balkan
Slavic peoples.
On a side note, many contemporary scholars today believe that the
ancient Pelasgi, the inhabitants of the Greek Peninsula, before the
classical Greeks, were proto-Slavic. Other ancient Balkan peoples
such as the Thracians, Paeonians, Dardanians, Veneti, Bryges,
Illyrians, Minoans and people from Asia Minor such as the Lydians,
Phrygians, Mysians and even Scythians and Sarmatians (Amazons)
are also believed to be proto-Slavic speaking people. Several factors
have led scholars this conclusion, art, customs, ancient relics with
inscriptions of written languages, etc. Scholars Vasil Ilyov, Sergei V.
Rjabchikov, Prof. V. A. Chudinov, Matej Bor, Anthony Ambrozic and
others have deciphered many ancient scripts from Phrygian,
Venetic, Etruscan, Linear A, ancient Macedonian, Vincha, ancient
Russian and other sources with the use of contemporary Slavic
languages. In fact a number of so-called undecipherable scripts
have now been deciphered and translated by using the Slavic
languages, something never seriously done before.
Why didnt anyone think of using Slavic, the vast family of
languages of one of the largest nations on Earth? I believe because
of political reasons: communism and all the propaganda surrounding
it, not to mention the isolation the Slavic states suffered.

What is also interesting is that contemporary scholar Odisej

Belchevsky and others are now studying the language in which
Homer wrote the Iliad & Odyssey and are finding that it was written
in a proto-Slavic language, closely related to modern Macedonian
dialects.

And now back to the Trojans and Achaeans.

It is my belief that the Achaeans did not speak a proto-Slavic
language. If their vocabulary contained proto-Slavic words it is most
likely they were borrowed from the Pelasgi or other Slavic-speaking
tribes. I believe the Achaeans spoke a language that was more
closely related to the language family of the later City States, but
surely it wasnt the same as that which was brought from Thessaly
by the Dorians.
The Peloponnesus was settled by various peoples. Egyptians
(Ethiopians as well), Phoenicians, Libyans (I believe the Sea People),
Anatolians (Ionians) and Italics all contributed to the creation of the
Mycenaean civilization and ethnicity.
The ancient Greek language (Attic) was less than 50% IndoEuropean and only 20% of Greek names and toponyms (aside the

numerous Slavic ones) were Indo-European. Thus, it is no surprise

that scholars classified linear B as Greek, because Greek
encompasses elements of many languages including Egyptian,
Phoenician, Anatolian and others, that dont belong in the Balkans.
In other words, all the languages spoken in the Peloponnesus before
the arrival of the Greek Dorians.
Even the so-called Greek gods have roots in Egypt and elsewhere.
I do not believe the inhabitants of ancient City States ever
founded a god themselves.
It is interesting that some Spartan kings claimed relation to the lords
from the Middle East, Egypt and the shrine: pyramid at Menelaion. It
is also interesting that the Achaean architecture has a striking
resemblance to the Egyptian.
As for the Trojans, we dont have evidence of their written language
(thus far), but we do know that most of their allies were proto-Slavic
speaking peoples related to them (Trojans) whose customs are
surprisingly very similar to those of the modern Balkan Slavs.
According to Anthony Ambrozic and others, the Trojans were related
to the Phrygians, whom we know were related to the proto-Slavic
Veneti.
I believe more evidence is required to conclusively prove this, but
finding it for the time being is beyond the scope of this article.
If my theory is correct, a new chapter in history will soon be written,
a chapter that will include the Slav contribution to the world. As
Homer puts it (describing the Slav barbarian tribes) in his epic:
They are numerous like leafs in the forest with chariots and
weapons decorated with gleaming gold and silver like gods.
For more details on the subjects covered in this article, consult the
works of:
Homer, Herodotus, Anthony Ambrozic, Eugene Borza, Mario Alinei,
Vasil Ilyov, Valeriy A. Chudinov, and Sergei V. Rjabchikov.
For comments and inquiries contact the author Tom Spevk at
brumi@neobee.net or Risto Stefov at rstefov@hotmail.com
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