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Treasures of Ancient Greece

The Classical Revolution (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary
Classical Greece's art was heir to its own prehistory and great oriental traditions, which left their mark. However the Greeks developed the modern sense of beauty, fascinated by the human body, the athlete being taken as model even for ...See moreClassical Greece's art was heir to its own prehistory and great oriental traditions, which left their mark. However the Greeks developed the modern sense of beauty, fascinated by the human body, the athlete being taken as model even for the gods, while both games and specially commanded art played a major part in their pagan religion, national identity and inter-(city-)states rivalries. Trough Roman admiration and imitation, continuing in the early Christian church, their ideals survived and were explicitly takes as model in the Renaissance. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Director
David Vincent
Writers
John Mullen (series devised by) | Alastair Sooke
Producer
David Vincent
Composer
Sarah Warne
Cinematographer
Fred Fabre
Editor
Judith Robson
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Updated Apr 15, 2015
Release date
Apr 15, 2015 (United Kingdom)

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