Ancient Lives with Mary Beard Episodes Available now
The Wolf of Via Vesuvio—Being Roman, Series 2
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler.
Three Lovers and a Funeral—Being Roman, Series 2
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine—Being Roman, Series 2
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
Soldiering for Softies—Being Roman, Series 2
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
Death on the Nile—Being Roman, Series 2
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
The Whistleblower—Being Roman, Series 2
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
Love in the Borderlands—Being Roman, Series 1
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
Battling Bureaucrats—Being Roman, Series 1
Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.
What We Lost in the Fire—Being Roman, Series 1
Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
Rome's Got Talent—Being Roman, Series 1
Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
