History

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Professor Mary Beard looks beyond the stories of emperors, armies, guts and gore to meet the everyday people at the heart of ancient Rome's vast empire

1. All Roads Lead to Rome (59 mins)

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  • 1. All Roads Lead to Rome
    Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
    59 mins
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