text: These include an encounter with Homer before he was famous , in which Gabrielle encourages his storytelling aspirations ; the fall of Troy ; and the capture of Caesar by pirates , with Xena cast as the pirate leader .
simplified: These include an encounter with Homer , before he was famous , in which Gabrielle encourages his storytelling aspirations ; the fall of Troy ; and the capture of Caesar by pirates , with Xena cast as the pirate leader .