| Treasures of Ancient Rome | |
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 Title card of the documentary; Sooke standing in front of the Pantheon, Rome | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Alastair Sooke |
| Directed by | Tim Dunn |
| Presented by | Alastair Sooke |
| Theme music composer | John Dutton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jonty Claypole |
| Camera setup | Mark Hammond |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Four |
| Release | 3 September – 17 September 2012 |
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Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and originally aired in September 2012 on BBC Four. In the documentary Sooke sets out to "debunk the myth that Romans didn't do art and were unoriginal".[1] This is based on the view that Romans heavily incorporated Greek style in their art, and hence produced nothing new or original. Sooke has received some criticism from the media because there is no consensus among academics on this topic, and hence no 'myth' exists in the first place.[2]