Agamemnon (Troy)

"Let it burn! Let Troy burn! Burn it! Burn it all! Burn Troy! Burn Troy!"

- Agamemnon to his soldiers

Agamemnon is the king of Mycanae and the main antagonist of the film Troy, which is based loosely on The Illiad.

History
Through several wars, Agamemnon brought all the kingdoms of Greece under his control, with his younger brother Menelaos ruling Sparta. His best soldier was Achilles, the prince of the Myrmidons, but the two completely despised one another, and Achilles would only fight for Agamemnon because one of the latter's generals would appeal to his conscience.

When Menelaos's wife, Helen, fled to the kingdom of Troy with its prince, Paris, the former angrily confronted Agamemnon and asked his brother to help him destroy the city. Agamemnon, having wanted to conquer Troy for some time, agreed, bu was forced to bring Achilles and his men along, knowing that he could not win the war without them.