Is this the face that launched a thousand ships? A banquet hall adorned with spectacular paintings of mythological characters and legendary heroes has been discovered among the ruins of Pompeii, officials announced Thursday. The “spectacular” dining room featured “elegant black walls” with remarkably preserved frescoes of subjects inspired by the Trojan War, as told by the Greek poet Homer, according to a news release from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. The room was uncovered during excavations of block 10 in the ninth section of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed and …