Chest trauma during the Battle of Troy: Ancient warfare and chest trauma

The Ilian is the story of the events related to the siege and battle of Troy presenting an unsurpassed view of the strengths and weaknesses of its main characters. And what a revelation it is to see that the human element that ignites and sustains the flames of war did not change through the centuries and was 3,000 years ago the same as it is today! An added source of fascination in Homer's work is his peculiar description of the injuries suffered by the combatants. That, as well as the presence of physicians in the battlefield, is of special interest for us surgeons. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.