THIS new series is driven by questions which have fascinated and intrigued Mary Beard throughout her whole academic career. Why the Romans? What made them special? What formula for empire building did ...

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BBC Two slates new study of Roman emperors presented by Mary Beard Mary Beard, UK TV presenter and one of the leading international scholars on ancient Rome, is fronting a new ...

On this episode of “The Archive Project,” we feature renowned author, Mary Beard. Probably the most famous classicist in the world, Mary Beard is best known for her international bestsellers “SPQR,” ...

ONE of Britain’s best-known historians has called Colchester’s Roman Circus “absolutely amazing” ahead of an inquiry which will decide if part of the site will make way for 203 new homes. Dame Mary ...

A classicist who specializes in ancient Rome, Mary Beard offered up insights on presenting history fare at the TV Real Festival. On crafting Meet the Roman Emperor, Beard noted, “I didn’t want to do ...

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, by Mary Beard. Liveright. 512 pages. $39.99. If men think about the Roman Empire all the time, they do not do it under conditions of their own making.