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Three thousand years ago, two of the Mediterranean's greatest cities fought a war. Not for resources, not for land, not even for power; this was a war for glory. From the heavens' perspective, the war finds its beginning in the dishonor and disgrace of Queen Hera and Athena at the hands of Paris, prince of Troy; from the view of men, the war began when Menelaus, King of Sparta, was bereft of his beloved bride Helen, fairest in the land. Whether you are a god of the Pantheon seeking to increase worship and devotion to your cult by showering the Argives or the Trojans with divine favor and power, whether you are King Agamemnon or horse-taming Hector striving to build an everlasting empire, this committee is not about standard modes of diplomacy and negotiation; it is a battle for the survival of your city and your the glory of your name. Kleos, the ancient Greek word for glory, is what you will be fighting for in these times of war and in times of crisis, and it is on you, delegates, to rewrite the Trojan War and the tales of Homer to bear your name in it. 

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CHAIR: Gabe Lopez