Being Roman with Mary Beard Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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12. The Wolf of Via Vesuvio
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler
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11. Three Lovers and a Funeral
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
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10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine
Tue 28 May 2024
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
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9. Soldiering for Softies
Tue 21 May 2024
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
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8. Death on the Nile
Tue 14 May 2024
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
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7. The Whistleblower
Tue 7 May 2024
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
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6. Love in the Borderlands
Wed 8 Nov 2023
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
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5. Battling Bureaucrats
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.
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4. What We Lost in the Fire
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
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3. Rome's Got Talent
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
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2. The Vengeance of Turia
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war.
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1. Loving An Emperor
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt.
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Welcome to Being Roman with Mary Beard
Wed 1 Nov 2023
From a slave to an emperor, Mary Beard meets six fascinating people from the Roman Empire.
