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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.
Seasons
Episode 1
Birth of an Empire
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Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.
Episode 2
Bounds of the Empire
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Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire.
Episode 3
Expansion and Conquest
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Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire.
Episode 4Latest episode
A Roman World
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Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall?
