What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...

How could a mediocre city in central Italy come to dominate such a huge area? What held the empire together and tore it apart? Mary Beard takes in the history and archaeology of the ancient world.

In new BBC Radio 4 series Being Roman, best-selling historian of the ancient world, Mary Beard, uncovers the stories of six fascinating people who lived at the height of Rome’s power ...

And how are emperors even chosen? Joining Kate today is the one, the only Mary Beard, to take us back to Ancient Rome and help separate the facts from the myths. This episode was edited and ...

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From the heart of Rome to the edges of empire, Mary Beard meets twelve intriguing Romans A tombstone of a Syrian at Corbridge Roman town courtesy of English Heritage ...

of an individual gladiatorial contest between two gladiators,” says Mary Beard, a classicist and author of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World. “One of the big puzzles is ...

From the heart of Rome to the edges of empire, Mary Beard meets twelve intriguing Romans Hadrian's Wall attracted soldiers, slaves and traders from all around the Empire ...

Being Roman with Mary Beard 1. Loving An Emperor Mary Beard explores the Empire and meets its people From the heart of Rome to the edges of empire, Mary Beard meets twelve intriguing Romans ...

Mary Beard meets twelve fascinating people who lived under the Roman Empire, from a slave to an emperor From the heart of Rome to the edges of empire, Mary Beard meets twelve intriguing Romans ...