What you failed to comprehend in your reply, is the 650BCE date is 100 years AFTER the date when Homer wrote the "ILLIAD" about the Trojan War.
but what you failed to notice is I was making a "FUNNY" I have no interest in this conversation of the Trojan War Dates. Just thought it is funny that everyone thinks Franklin's proposed date is crazy yet it appears no one knows if, and or when it happened.. I understand what your saying on the "650BCE date is 100 years AFTER the date when Homer wrote the "ILLIAD" about the Trojan War." I know nothing about "Homer" but you seem to believe his writings which is fine. I just think that maybe his dates could be off as well, by the looks of all the other dates that vary roughly 600 years..
Side serious question here. Back in those times BCE which is counting backwards/down compared to how we count years now.. Where the people back then even counting years? How did they know to be counting down and or what year to start with? or where these years added into history years later to affix dates for us as history in a timeline...