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Treasures of Ancient Greece
Series in which Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.
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Episode 1
The Age of Heroes
52 mins
Alastair Cooke examines the precursor cultures of classical Greece, starting in Minoan Crete, where the archaeological discovery of Cnossos's palace showed a vibrant world focused on Homeric mythology and sensuality, as on contemporary Santorini, the 'Greek Pompeii'. The gold treasure in the cyclops-size ruins of Mycene on the Peloponnese represents a later phase, grim and warlike.
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