As The Illiad begins several years after the actual start of the Trojan War, the first described battle is the sacking of Chryse by Agamemnon and his Achaean forces. Chryse is a target due to its alliance with Troy, and from here Agamemnon captures the maidens Chryseis and Briseis. While Agamemnon takes Chryseis for himself, he gives Briseis to Achilles, his greatest warrior. Unfortunately, Chryseis' father, Chryses, prays to Apollo for help - who, in turn, sends down nine days of plague upon the Archaeans.

In modern day, the exact location of Troy can only be assumed based upon information from ancient texts and excavation efforts. Yet, within The Illiad, it becomes the focal point for the Trojan War. Here, Agamemmon wages war against the Trojans in effort to reclaim Helen, who was stolen by Paris years prior after Aphrodite has promised her to him despite Helen already being married. Troy was described as having high impenadrable walls, leading to the use of the famous Trojan Horse in order to get into the city walls in other texts.

Starting in the middle of the Trojan War, The Illiad begins at the city of Chryse, where Agamemmon leads the Achaean forces in sacking the city for being aligned to Troy. Here, he captures the maidens Chryseis and Briseis, taking Chryseis for himself while giving Briseis to Achilles. After Apollo sending down a plague upon the Archaean forces, Agamemmon returns Chryseis, and in turn demands Briseis from Achilles.

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death is a memoir written by Maggie O'Farrell in which she recalls 17 instances in which she had nearly died throughout her life. Each chapter is named by the part of the body that was compromised in the near-death experience and the year each instance occurred is listed next to the chapter's body-part title in the Table of Contents. In Chapter 12: Intestines (1994), Maggie is visiting a small town in China.

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death is a memoir written by Maggie O'Farrell in which she recalls 17 instances in which she had nearly died throughout her life. Each chapter is named by the part of the body that was compromised in the near-death experience and the year each instance occurred is listed next to the chapter's body-part title in the Table of Contents. In Chapter 8: Lungs (2000), Maggie nearly drowns on a beach in India. She is caught in a riptide and thrown face-first into the ocean floor, causing her to bleed.

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death is a memoir written by Maggie O'Farrell in which she recalls 17 instances in which she had nearly died throughout her life. Each chapter is named by the part of the body that was compromised in the near-death experience and the year each instance occurred is listed next to the chapter's body-part title in the Table of Contents. In Chapter 5: Neck, Maggie is in Chile as part of a week-long trip traveling around South America.