Being Roman with Mary Beard
Beneath the starched togas and the pungent fug of gladiator sweat there are real Romans waiting to be discovered. Mary Beard uncovers six fascinating stories from the Empire.
Episodes (13 available)
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler.
28 mins
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
28 mins
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
28 mins
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
28 mins
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
28 mins
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
28 mins
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
28 mins
Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.
27 mins
Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
27 mins
Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
28 mins