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At the beginning of Iliad Book 9, the Trojan War is still ongoing and neither the Greeks nor the Trojans have won the war. However, the Greeks have been laying siege to the city of Troy for nine years, and in the earlier books of the Iliad, they have won some significant battles, including the taking of the Trojan ally cities in Book 2. However, the Trojans have also won some victories, such as in Book 8 when Hector and his army break through the Greek defenses and nearly sack the Greek ships.
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