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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Africa
In this programme, art critic Alastair Sooke charts the decline and fall of the Roman Empire through some of its hidden and most magical artistic treasures. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South Asia
Art critic Alastair Sooke follows in the footsteps of Rome's emperors in the third part of his celebration of Roman art. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Middle East
In this programme art historian Alastair Sooke looks at the remarkable legacy of the Emperor Hadrian. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America
In this programme art critic Alastair Sooke steps back into the Roman world, thanks to their invention of the documentary-style marble relief and to a volcano called Vesuvius. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Middle East
Art critic Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style - realism. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America
In the final episode of the series, art critic Alastair Sooke is back in Rome to find out why official Roman art became more hard boiled and militaristic. Show more
