Aired Wednesday 12 August,
11:45pm - 12:45amon BBC Four HD
The Treasures of Ancient Rome
Series 1 Episode 3: The Empire Strikes BackAlastair Sooke charts the decline and fall of the Roman Empire through some of its hidden and most magical artistic treasures. He travels to Leptis Magna in Libya, shortly after the overthrow of Gaddafi, and finds one of the best preserved Roman cities in the world and the cradle of later Roman art.
- Category
- Art / History
- Original air date
- 17/09/2012
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