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Being Roman with Mary Beard Episodes

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    12. The Wolf of Via Vesuvio

    Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler

  2. 11. Three Lovers and a Funeral

    Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?

  3. 10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine

    Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.

  4. 9. Soldiering for Softies

    Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.

  5. 8. Death on the Nile

    Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.

  6. 7. The Whistleblower

    Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.

  7. 6. Love in the Borderlands

    A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?

  8. 5. Battling Bureaucrats

    Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.

  9. 4. What We Lost in the Fire

    Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.

  10. 3. Rome's Got Talent

    Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.

  11. 2. The Vengeance of Turia

    Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war.

  12. 1. Loving An Emperor

    Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt.

  13. Welcome to Being Roman with Mary Beard

    From a slave to an emperor, Mary Beard meets six fascinating people from the Roman Empire.