Being Roman with Mary Beard
BBC Radio 4Beneath the starched togas and the pungent fug of gladiator sweat there are real Romans waiting to be discovered. Mary Beard uncovers six fascinating stories from the Empire.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Categories | DocumentaryHistorySociety & Culture | ||||
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Lucius Caecilius Iucundus kept the economic wheels of Pompeii well greased. He was a middle man doing very nicely - part money-lender, part auctioneer, part banker, all hustler.
Thanks to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the preservation of the r... more
Allia Potestas is a woman remembered in one of the most intriguing and affecting funeral orations of the ancient world. Her lover remembers her diligent application to housework before praising to the skies her beauty and her erotic skills. But he di... more
An obscure carved stone dug up from a vineyard in southern Italy tells the story of a pair of publicans- the delightfully named Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas- and their bawdy adventures in the pub trade. Fans of Frankie Howard, the Carry On f... more
The image of the battle-hardened, well regimented Roman soldier has been set in stone by movies, novels and video games. The letters of Claudius Terentianus reveal something very different. A terrible moaner, the young soldier has to beg his father t... more
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- Hack
I am so sick of this old bag being the “leading” scholar of Rome. She’s a hack always has been. There were no black legionaries Mary you twit
Apple Podcasts1Usul45
United States6 months ago - More, please!
Lively, vivid--I'd love to hear more like this from the wonderful Mary Beard.
Apple Podcasts5Marsie1944United States6 months ago mary beard is great as always
Podchaser59 months agosketchn98- All Hail Professor Beard
Mary Beard is my go-to for everything Roman. I greedily gobbled these episodes up, and hope there are a few more to come! Thanks!
Apple Podcasts5EKG222#
Canadaa year ago - More Please!
What a great story teller! More please!
Apple Podcasts5Tracy0311United Statesa year ago
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Apple Podcasts | #104 |  United Kingdom/History |
Apple Podcasts | #184 |  Australia/History |
Apple Podcasts | #196 |  Italy/History |
Apple Podcasts | #237 |  France/History |
Apple Podcasts | #96 |  Spain/History |
Apple Podcasts | #152 |  Poland/History |
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