Let’s take a time-traveling musical journey all the way back to the Bronze Age, where we find Hurrian Hymn No. 6—the oldest known piece of music ever written down. Buckle up, we’re going back over 3,400 years, and yes, this song slaps in cuneiform.

You've probably heard of the Trojan war. Of the epic battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, the latter of whom ultimately win the 10-year-war thanks to the cunning use of a massive wooden horse. But why did this war take place at all? Why did Paris ab...