Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

A genial, erudite stroll through ruins and relics, myth-busting as it goes, more conversation than spectacle.

Created by

Chris Mitchell

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Mary Beard

Overview

In this four-part series classicist and historian, Professor Mary Beard draws on her immense scholarship, unique viewpoints and myth-busting approach to Roman history, to give her definitive take on the Roman Empire. How and why did it happen? In search of answers, she takes us to the most telling sites and the most revealing artifacts, and she examines the legacy the Roman Empire has left behind.

How it feels

Earnest, warm and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, class, identity, colonialism

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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