Troy: Umbrellas Didn’t Exist Then
The pink umbrella may have protected Orlando Bloom adequately while filming Troy, but it is historically inaccurate for his character Paris to be enjoying the shade. Assuming that the Trojan War actually happened, it was several years too early for the umbrella. The sunshade would not be invented until the 5th Century BCE, so all the Trojan and Greek warriors had to face the intense heat without protection from the sun.
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