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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 fascinating untold stories from the Empire.

Radio 4,13 episodes

Episodes

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12. The Wolf of Via Vesuvio
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler
28 mins11 Jun 2024
11. Three Lovers and a Funeral
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
27 mins04 Jun 2024
10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
28 mins28 May 2024
9. Soldiering for Softies
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
28 mins21 May 2024
8. Death on the Nile
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
28 mins14 May 2024
7. The Whistleblower
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
28 mins07 May 2024
6. Love in the Borderlands
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
28 mins08 Nov 2023
5. Battling Bureaucrats
Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.
27 mins08 Nov 2023
4. What We Lost in the Fire
Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
27 mins08 Nov 2023
3. Rome's Got Talent
Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
28 mins08 Nov 2023
2. The Vengeance of Turia
Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war.
27 mins08 Nov 2023
1. Loving An Emperor
Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt.
28 mins08 Nov 2023
Welcome to Being Roman with Mary Beard
From a slave to an emperor, Mary Beard meets six fascinating people from the Roman Empire.
2 mins01 Nov 2023