Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Documentary
Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
All Roads Lead to Rome
59 mins
Beard takes the Via Appia to Rome to show the lives of ordinary citizens in imperial times.
Episode 1
All Roads Lead to Rome
59 mins
Beard takes the Via Appia to Rome to show the lives of ordinary citizens in imperial times.
Episode 2
Streetlife
59 mins
Mary heads into the streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex, and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Oddly enough, the poorer you were, the higher you lived, with little space, light, or sanitation.
Episode 3
Behind Closed Doors
59 mins
To learn about their family life, Beard looks at the thousands of tombstones of ordinary Romans, their children and slaves.
