Pomp and Perversion
A look at the artistic legacy of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors, including Claudius's pleasure palace and the cave where Tiberius held wild parties.
Alastair Sooke follows in the footsteps of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors in the second part of his celebration of Roman art. He dons a wetsuit to explore the underwater remains of the Emperor Claudius's pleasure palace and ventures into the cave where Tiberius held wild parties. He finds their taste in art chimes perfectly with their obsession with sex and violence.
The other side of the coin was the bombastic art the Romans are best remembered for - monumental arches and columns that boast about their conquests. Trajan's Column in Rome reads like the storyboard of a modern-day propaganda film.
Sooke concludes with the remarkable legacy of the Emperor Hadrian. He gave the world the magnificent Pantheon in Rome - the eternal image of his lover Antinous, the most beautiful boy in the history of art - and a villa in Tivoli where he created one of the most ambitious art collections ever created.
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Alastair Sooke visits the caves at Sperlonga
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The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alastair Sooke |
Writer | Alastair Sooke |
Executive Producer | Jonty Claypole |
Producer | Tim Dunn |
Director | Tim Dunn |
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Sep 2012 21:00
- Mon 10 Sep 2012 22:30成人快手 HD
- Tue 11 Sep 2012 02:10
- Thu 13 Sep 2012 22:00
- Thu 3 Jan 2013 00:20
- Sat 2 Feb 2013 20:00
- Sun 3 Feb 2013 02:30
- Tue 7 May 2013 22:50
- Mon 3 Dec 2018 21:00
- Tue 4 Dec 2018 03:00
- Thu 30 Jul 2020 22:50
- Fri 31 Jul 2020 02:50
- Sat 3 Sep 2022 19:00
- Sun 4 Sep 2022 01:35
成人快手 TV blog: Alastair Sooke
鈥淏y its very nature Roman art is eclectic, cosmopolitan and diverse...鈥