BBC Radio Podcasts from Being Roman with Mary Beard
12. The Wolf of Via Vesuvio
Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler
11. Three Lovers and a Funeral
Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
9. Soldiering for Softies
Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
8. Death on the Nile
Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.
7. The Whistleblower
Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.
6. Love in the Borderlands
A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
5. Battling Bureaucrats
Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.
4. What We Lost in the Fire
Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
3. Rome's Got Talent
Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
2. The Vengeance of Turia
Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war.
1. Loving An Emperor
Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt.
Welcome to Being Roman with Mary Beard
From a slave to an emperor, Mary Beard meets six fascinating people from the Roman Empire.