Host

Mary Beard

Mary Beard presents Being Roman with Mary Beard. 12 episodes of it here, plus 8 appearances elsewhere, 11h in all, from 2021–2026.

Mostly on Roman Life, Army and Culture, Minoans and Mycenaeans and The High Empire.

All 5 episodes with Mary Beard in Ancient Rome podcasts →

All 3 episodes with Mary Beard in Ancient Greece podcasts →

On these shows

Mostly about

Their books

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Who they sit down with

Every appearance

1. 2026Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 2: Instant VerdictInstant Classics51m
2. 2026The Real History Behind The OdysseyDan Snow's History Hit53m
3. 2025How Greece Shaped Rome with Mary BeardThe Ancients53m
4. 2025How Greece Shaped Rome with Mary BeardThe Ancients53m
5. 2025Imperial Dining (with Mary Beard)Emperors of Rome40m
6. 2024A Bag of Snails and a Glass of WineBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
7. 2024Death on the NileBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
8. 2024Soldiering for SoftiesBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
9. 2024The WhistleblowerBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
10. 2024The Wolf of Via VesuvioBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
11. 2024Three Lovers and a FuneralBeing Roman with Mary Beard27m
12. 2023Battling BureaucratsBeing Roman with Mary Beard27m
13. 2023Love in the BorderlandsBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
14. 2023Loving An EmperorBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
15. 2023Roman Emperors with Mary BeardThe Ancients40m
16. 2023Roman Emperors with Mary BeardDan Snow's History Hit34m
17. 2023Rome's Got TalentBeing Roman with Mary Beard28m
18. 2023The Vengeance of TuriaBeing Roman with Mary Beard27m
19. 2023What We Lost in the FireBeing Roman with Mary Beard27m
20. 2021Twelve Caesars with Mary BeardDan Snow's History Hit51m