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, and her ...

He poured the drink, going from right to left, for all the other gods, drawing off sweet nectar from the mixing bowl.” It ...

What do we really know about Priam’s Treasure from Hisarlik, the ancient site of Troy? Where is it now, and was it really ...

Visiting academic at the British Museum and past curator of Mesopotamia, Nigel Tallis, takes us through the story of Troy. The fame of the beautiful Helen, the deeds of the Greek and Trojan heroes ...

Twenty years ago, Troy and its cast made its mark on epic filmmaking. Director Wolfgang Petersen’s take on Homer’s Iliad featured an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt and created a wildly ...

Troy has fallen. Days after the battle is complete, the women of Troy mst face their fate at the hands of the winners. Hecuba, Queen of Troy, is to become a slave, as are the other women.

The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey. It occupied a strategic position on the Dardanelles, a narrow water channel that connects the ...

Helena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück. The film was based on the poem the Iliad by Homer. It was ...