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 ...

But Helen reveals that it is not her fault for all the woes that have befallen. Hecuba is to blame. Troy has fallen. Days after the battle is complete, the women of Troy mst face their fate at the ...

The film was based on the poem the Iliad by Homer. It was released in two separate parts: The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy. It was produced by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich.