Editor says, what if Miriam and Menelaus were lovers? muses Jackie Rose. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the March 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.

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Editor says, in reality neither the Iliad nor the Bible records this romance (which goes further than merely reporting a romance,like some Bronze Age Danielle Steel). But scholars do agree that both the Trojan War and Hebrew Exodus took place in 1184 bc. The encounter is also celebrated in my own "Miriam and Menelaus", where you can read a summary and excerpt by searching under the title at www.fictionwise.com.

Eric Oppen commented on 2012-03-04 00:42:16 ~ Against Egypt? Egypt would still stomp them. "Quantity has a quality all its own," as the man said, and between having a huge population to draw on for soldiers, and its deserts forming a dandy shield on the land side, Egypt would be extremely hard to conquer. About the best they could do would be to take what's now Israel and Lebanon away, and that might not last.

Jeff Provine commented on 2012-03-04 19:16:09 ~ An interesting take, as it would have just slightly been before the tradition of limiting marriage with gentiles, whichgot ole Samson in a lot of trouble.

Richard Roper commented on 2012-03-04 20:59:32 ~ If Troy does not fall there won't be any Romans.

Richard Roper commented on 2012-03-04 22:50:13 ~ The Alliance may appeal hugely to Agammemnon and the Argives. His brother will be married to Moses, or rather Ah Moses' sister, Ah Moses is probably his Egyptian name, as opposed to Tut Moses, his cousin by adoption, was the adopted son of Pharoah;s sister., and inheritance passes by the female line in Egypt. Unfortunately Tut Moses has met with an unfortunate accident with his chariot army by a tidal wavw, atrributed to I AM WHO IS, the Hebrew god. This would put Egypt in line for immense plundering oppotunities, which is how the Habiru got there originally in the forst place. And you don't have to deal with thew Trojan naval alliance on the west coast of Asia Minor or those walls and towers of Troy. A really good story.

Sailorbarsoom commented on 2012-03-06 02:35:54 ~ Troy will still have Hector. Ithaca will still have Odysseus, instead of missing him for two decades. A popular brand of condoms, a football team, and a method of infecting computers would have to be called something else. Samson and Hercules may have teamed up for a joint mission, and Delilah might be avoided.