Incredibly Preserved Frescoes of Trojan War Figures Unearthed in Pompeii

Rendered in the Roman Third Style, the murals feature visual illusions mimicking altars painted on dark, monochromatic fields of color.

Incredibly Preserved Frescoes of Trojan War Figures Unearthed in Pompeii
A fresco depicting Helen of Troy with Paris, identified as "Alexandros," with a third figure was found among other works of art in a Pompeiian banquet hall. (all images courtesy Parco Arcaeologico di Pompei)