On this episode of “The Archive Project,” we feature renowned author, Mary Beard. Probably the most famous classicist in the world, Mary Beard is best known for her international bestsellers “SPQR,” ...

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THE BEARDS’ BASIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES— he New Home Library (69¢). “With this book,” write Charles and Mary Beard, “we bring to a close our many years of cooperative efforts in seeking to ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was trying ...

A classicist who specializes in ancient Rome, Mary Beard offered up insights on presenting history fare at the TV Real Festival. On crafting Meet the Roman Emperor, Beard noted, “I didn’t want to do ...

THIS new series is driven by questions which have fascinated and intrigued Mary Beard throughout her whole academic career. Why the Romans? What made them special? What formula for empire building did ...

Chatting to classicist Dame Mary Beard makes you incredibly jealous of all the students who had her as their professor at Cambridge University. Thoroughly engaging, her hands flying thoughtfully as ...

It’s fun – I like it,” says Dame Mary Beard of Taylor Swift’s “Cassandra”. The world’s most famous classicist may not be a Swiftie, but she is delighted that one of today’s biggest pop stars has named ...

BBC Two slates new study of Roman emperors presented by Mary Beard Mary Beard, UK TV presenter and one of the leading international scholars on ancient Rome, is fronting a new ...