Expectations of Man in the Iliad Battles and death all around thousands of men every single day in the days of the Trojan War. The Iliad, was written by a Greek writer named Homer, and it takes place during the ninth year of the Trojan War. The Iliad, is believed to have been written between 750 and 650 B.C., and took place in the city of Troy. The fighting begins with a querrel over two women …showed first 75 words of 1084 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1084 total…they have done to benefit their community. Men are required by their world to have admiral characteristics and display morals for glory and fame to be in their lives. Men must value friendship, death and respect their gods. Men also must not have fear but act like vicious animals to kill their enemies. In the world of The Iliad men must display all of the admirable characteristics in order to acheive fame in thier world.