Treasures of Ancient Rome

Sep 03, 2012 (en) Documentary [58] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 03, 2012
  • Production
    BBC Arts
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    Treasures of Ancient Rome
  • Release
    Sep 03, 2012
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Overview

Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and originally aired in September 2012 on BBC Four. In the documentary Sooke sets out to "debunk the myth that Romans didn't do art and were unoriginal". This is based on the view that Romans heavily incorporated Greek style in their art, and hence produced nothing new or original. Sooke has received some criticism from the media owing to the fact that there is no consensus among academics on this topic, and hence no 'myth' exists in the first place.

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Sep 03, 2012 (en)
Documentary
[58] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 03, 2012
  • Production
    BBC Arts
  • Rotten tomato 70%
Original Title Treasures of Ancient Rome
en

Overview

Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and originally aired in September 2012 on BBC Four. In the documentary Sooke sets out to "debunk the myth that Romans didn't do art and were unoriginal". This is based on the view that Romans heavily incorporated Greek style in their art, and hence produced nothing new or original. Sooke has received some criticism from the media owing to the fact that there is no consensus among academics on this topic, and hence no 'myth' exists in the first place.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer