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The Body Beautiful: Ancient Greeks, Good Looks and Glamour

Season 1
Why were the Ancient Greeks so obsessed with nudes and immortalizing the body? Classicist Natalie Haynes leads us on a journey into ancient beauty and modern glamor in this illuminating BBC history documentary. She examines how our current obsession with looking good goes back thousands of years to the time of Troy. Can these figures from the past teach us anything about modern bodily obsessions?
20151 episode
13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Body Beautiful: Ancient Greeks, Good Looks and Glamour
    April 7, 2015
    29min
    13+
    Why were the Ancient Greeks so obsessed with nudes and immortalizing the body? Classicist Natalie Haynes leads us on a journey into ancient beauty and modern glamor in this illuminating BBC history documentary. She examines how our current obsession with looking good goes back thousands of years to the time of Troy. Can these figures from the past teach us anything about modern bodily obsessions?
    Free trial of BBC Select

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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Natalie Haynes
Studio
BBC Studios
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