Ancient Lives with Mary BeardEpisodes Available now
Star of Stage and Temple—Being Greek
Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy
Courtroom Drama—Being Greek
Mary Beard presents the first of five compelling stories from Ancient Greece.
Trailer—Being Greek
Mary Beard uncovers the real life of Ancient Greece hidden behind the gods and heroes.
The Wolf of Via Vesuvio—Being Roman, Series 2
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler.
Three Lovers and a Funeral—Being Roman, Series 2
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine—Being Roman, Series 2
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
Soldiering for Softies—Being Roman, Series 2
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
Death on the Nile—Being Roman, Series 2
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
The Whistleblower—Being Roman, Series 2
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
Love in the Borderlands—Being Roman, Series 1
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
