<P> In the late 12th Century BC , during the Trojan War , troops of King Agamemnon of Mycenae are ready to fight against the troops of Triopas of Thessaly , a battle only avoided when the great warrior Achilles defeats Thessaly 's champion in single combat . Meanwhile , Prince Hector of Troy and his younger brother Paris negotiate a peace treaty with Menelaus , King of Sparta . Paris , however , is having a secret love affair with Menelaus ' wife , Queen Helen , and smuggles her aboard their homebound vessel , enraging Hector . Upon learning of this , Menelaus meets with Agamemnon , his elder brother , and asks his help in taking Troy . Agamemnon , who has wanted to conquer Troy for a long time , agrees , since it will give him control of the Aegean Sea . On Nestor , King of Pylos ' advice , Agamemnon has Odysseus , King of Ithaca , persuade Achilles to join them . Achilles , who strongly dislikes Agamemnon , initially refuses , but eventually decides to go after his mother , Thetis , tells him that though he will die , he will be forever remembered . </P>
<P> In the late 12th Century BC , during the Trojan War , troops of King Agamemnon of Mycenae are ready to fight against the troops of Triopas of Thessaly , a battle only avoided when the great warrior Achilles defeats Thessaly 's champion in single combat . Meanwhile , Prince Hector of Troy and his younger brother Paris negotiate a peace treaty with Menelaus , King of Sparta . Paris , however , is having a secret love affair with Menelaus ' wife , Queen Helen , and smuggles her aboard their homebound vessel , enraging Hector . Upon learning of this , Menelaus meets with Agamemnon , his elder brother , and asks his help in taking Troy . Agamemnon , who has wanted to conquer Troy for a long time , agrees , since it will give him control of the Aegean Sea . On Nestor , King of Pylos ' advice , Agamemnon has Odysseus , King of Ithaca , persuade Achilles to join them . Achilles , who strongly dislikes Agamemnon , initially refuses , but eventually decides to go after his mother , Thetis , tells him that though he will die , he will be forever remembered . </P>
who does achilles fight in the beginning of troy
who does achilles fight in the beginning of troy
Thessaly 's champion
Thessaly 's champion