S01E01 Birth of an Empire
Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.
Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
S01E04: A Roman World
Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall?
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.
Episodes
S01E03 Expansion and Conquest
Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire.
S01E04 A Roman World
Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall?
Cast
Mary Beard
Self - Presenter
