Inthisthree-partseriesAlastairSooke(TreasuresOfAncientRome,PrideandPrejudice:HavingABall)explorestherichesanduniquelegacyofGreekart. EpisodeOnetellsthestoryofGreekartfromitssurprising,oftenmysteriousorigins,travellingfromCretetoSantorini,MycenaetoDelphi. EpisodeTwoexplorestheastonishingdevelopmentofclassicalart-thesocalled'Greekrevolution',askinghowdidtheancientGreeksgetsogood,sofast? Thefinalinstalmentlooksindetailatahandfulofworksthathaveachievedthestatusofmasterpieces,tracingthecomplexandfascinatingstoryofwesterncivilisation’sloveaffairwithGreekart,fromtheRomanstomoderntimes.
