Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

BBC Four

2:55 AM to 3:55 AM

Monday 25 November

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The professor continues her exploration of the real ancient Rome, descending into the streets to reveal a vast metropolis with little urban planning and poor sanitation. Mary also finds out where the Romans went to hang out, get drunk, have sex and get clean, and visits the Forum, where all manner of activities took place, from gambling and prostitution to dentistry. Along the way she tells the story of three citizens, including an apartment dweller who lived in fear of the rent collector and a seven-year-old girl killed in one of the city's many fires