Troy: Umbrellas Didn’t Exist Then
Orlando Bloom may have been adequately protected by a pink umbrella during the filming of Troy, but Bloom’s character Paris being in the shade is historically inaccurate. Let’s assume the Trojan War did actually happen. It was many years before umbrellas existed. The invention of the umbrella wasn’t until around 500 to 400 BCE. Thus all the Greek and Trojan warriors needed to face the strong heat without any protection from the sun’s rays.
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