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Treasures of Ancient Greece
Series 1 Episode 2: The Classical RevolutionSeries in which Alastair Sooke explores the artistic legacy of ancient Greece. He unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. He travels to the beautiful Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, and to the island of Mozia to see the astonishing charioteer found there in 1979, and marvels at the athletic bodies of the warriors dragged from the seabed - the Riace Bronzes.
- Category
- Documentary / Art / History
- Original air date
- 2015-04-15
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