Historian Mary Beard says many of our popular notions about the empire are based on culture — like the play Julius Caesar or the film Gladiator... From Gladiator Duels To Caesar's Last Words: The ...

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 ...

There are lots of Roman emperors to cover in a book about an empire that took in a lot of territory, but Mary Beard helps us out with several maps and a list of main characters in different dynasties ...

The lives of the rulers of ancient Rome are still vivid in modern heads. According to a conversation that has gone viral on TikTok, some men say they think about the Roman Empire “every day”. The ...

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Mary Beard, one of Britain’s best-known classicists, will present the ninth annual Rostovtzeff Lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 in Rm. 102 of Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St. Her talk, ...

"I think I'd go for a jug of wine with Caligula, just to see what he was really like..." Classicist and national treasure Mary Beard answers Dan's quickfire questions on ancient Rome and its emperors.

Julius Caesar is the most famous Roman of them all: brutal conqueror, dictator, and victim of a gruesome assassination. 2,000 years on, his influence is still being felt. Historian Mary Beard is on a ...

The world’s best-known classicist, Mary Beard, is not your regular academic figure. The English historian is known not just for her rigorously-researched books about the Roman empire and ancient ...