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English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the myths and revolutions of the Roman Empire, looking at it with an epic scope, and gives her own personal take on the world-defining period. In the first edition, she gains an insight into the deep-rooted psyche of the people of Rome, looks at the expansion of the city, and travels to Greece, where Rome adopted a complex mix of brute force and cultural cringe, and France, where she finds evidence of war methods akin to genocide
More details for Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit, Sun 24, 3:35 pm
English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, finding surprising parallels with our own world. She discovers a vast empire bound together by a common material culture, and a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today. As Mary examines a huge commercial and cultural network, she takes in the vital supply of olive oil to Rome, the slave trade, and the silver mines of Spain. Following the famous Roman road network, the presenter also reveals another side to the Roman Empire, where builders and traders eclipse soldiers, and slaves make the most of a hugely connected new world
More details for Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit, Sun 24, 4:50 pm
Scholar Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire, including what it meant to be, or become, Roman, and how the different parts of the Empire reacted to Roman rule. She follows the story of an African Roman from his native land to Britain, where he served as a governor, and in York and Newcastle she finds the remains of Romans, but not as one might imagine
More details for Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit, Sun 24, 6:10 pm
Scholar Mary Beard tackles one of the biggest puzzles of all as she examines how and when the Roman Empire fell, surveying the walls and fortifications of Britain and Germany. She seeks to redefine understanding of so-called 'Barbarian Invasions', before ultimately asking whether the Empire was transformed rather than destroyed, and still lives on in the world today
More details for Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit, Sun 24, 7:30 pm