Measuring about 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, the “spectacular” space features a mosaic floor made with ... the frescoes depicts the legendary Helen of Troy and Paris, whose elopement set ...

Conversely, the room's mosaic floor is comprised of more than ... A third fresco in the black room, meanwhile, shows Leda, mother of Helen of Troy. As Dr Sillett explains, Leda is holding a ...

Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages ...