Being Roman with Mary Beard
By BBC Radio 4
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.
Latest episode
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12. The Wolf of Via Vesuvio
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler -
11. Three Lovers and a Funeral
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation? -
10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl. -
9. Soldiering for Softies
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting. -
8. Death on the Nile
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome. -
7. The Whistleblower
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt. -
6: Love in the Borderlands
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation? -
5: Battling Bureaucrats
Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire. -
4: What We Lost in the Fire
Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work. -
3: Rome's Got Talent
Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
