Iliad

What did Agamemnon order to his troops?

Chapter 4

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Agamemnon then gives a speech to the Achaeans, telling them that the war has gone on too long. Though they outnumber the Trojans, they have not captured the city in nine long years. Now it is the tenth year, and Agamemnon tells the troops that they should go home in disgrace. Although Agamemnon is testing the men's courage, the demoralized troops scatter and make for the ships.

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