The Battle of Troy Hand-Painted Themed Chess Pieces by ItalfamaPieces sculpted from resin and hand painted. Intricately detailed mythological set. Greek and Spartan armies. Uniquely detailed designs. When Helen of Troy (whose face was said to have launched a thousand ships) was taken from her husband, King Menelaus of Sparta, by Paris of Troy, the Greek army waged a brutal war against the city of Troy. The mythical siege was supposed to have been started due to a quarrel between the gods, and lasted for a decade,