While Helen may have had the face that launched a thousand ships, the origins of the Trojan War are much more complex than an ...

Now, recent excavations have uncovered a grand banquet hall with frescoes of mythological subjects from the Trojan War. The paintings include Helen of Troy; Paris, the Prince of Troy; and their ...

One of the frescoes depicts the legendary Helen of Troy and Paris, whose elopement set off the series of events that led to the Trojan War. Helen had been married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta ...

NBC News Helen, the wife of Menelaus (the king of Sparta), would end up having an affair with Paris that caused the well-known Trojan War. The room’s black walls where the frescoes were found ...

The paintings depicted the Helen of Troy among other Greek figures. The work showcased themes of heroism through the role heroes and gods played in the Trojan War, as well as themes of fate and ...

The cause of war is Helen’s elopement from the Spartan court with Paris, a Trojan prince. Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to ...

In years past, the Trojan prince Paris led a successful expedition to abduct Helen, renowned for her beauty and charisma, and the two live as lovers in Troy as the war rages around them.