<P> Set ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace , the galaxy is on the brink of civil war . Led by a former Jedi named Count Dooku , thousands of planetary systems threaten to secede from the Galactic Republic . After Senator Padmé Amidala evades assassination , Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector , while his mentor Obi - Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on Padmé 's life . Soon Anakin , Padmé and Obi - Wan witness the onset of a new threat to the galaxy , the Clone Wars . </P>
<P> Set ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace , the galaxy is on the brink of civil war . Led by a former Jedi named Count Dooku , thousands of planetary systems threaten to secede from the Galactic Republic . After Senator Padmé Amidala evades assassination , Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector , while his mentor Obi - Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on Padmé 's life . Soon Anakin , Padmé and Obi - Wan witness the onset of a new threat to the galaxy , the Clone Wars . </P>
when did attack of the clones take place
when did attack of the clones take place
ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace
ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace