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This can offend the gods who will bring down severe punishment upon the perpetrators.

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In particular, it argues against the brutal excesses that can be exhibited in the sacking of a defeated city state by the victorious army that results in the violent desecration of temples and the depopulating of these venues of worship that were once full of devotees paying respect to the gods.

Importantly, in this context, the play presents a warning to the theatre audience (especially those in the Athenian military) against impiety. Notably, the play presents the aftermath of the fall of Troy from the perspective of the defeated Trojan women, and in doing so invites the victors in war to have more understanding and compassion for the suffering of the vanquished. Dr MarkвЂ™s The Meaning in a Nutshell The Women of Troy (415 BC) - Play Euripides, The Women of Troy | Translation by Don Taylor, 1990Д®uripidesвЂ™ play The Women of Troy (415 BC), which was written and originally performed in ancient Athens during wartime, presents an examination of the morality of war involving what constitutes a just war and what is just in the conduct of war and what is just in the securing of a peace settlement.