<P> Set ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace , the galaxy is on the brink of civil war . Led by a former Jedi named Count Dooku , thousands of planetary systems threaten to secede from the Galactic Republic . After Senator Padmé Amidala evades assassination , Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector , while his mentor Obi - Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on Padmé 's life . Soon Anakin , Padmé and Obi - Wan witness the onset of a new threat to the galaxy , the Clone Wars . </P>
when did attack of the clones take place
ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace