Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

9:15 PM to 10:15 PM
Monday 11 November
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Season 1 Episode 1 of 4

English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the myths and revolutions of the Roman Empire, looking at it with an epic scope, and gives her own personal take on the world-defining period. In the first edition, she gains an insight into the deep-rooted psyche of the people of Rome, looks at the expansion of the city, and travels to Greece, where Rome adopted a complex mix of brute force and cultural cringe, and France, where she finds evidence of war methods akin to genocide

Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit airs on BBC Four at 9:15 PM, Monday 11 November. (Subtitles.)
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Documentary
Mary Beard
Presenter
Martin Davidson
Executive Producer
Richard Bradley
Executive Producer