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 ...

Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire.

Bust of roman emperor Domitian in the Louvre Museum in Paris (Wikimedia Commons). As much historiography as it is history, Mary Beard’s Emperor of Rome is monumental: intricately detailed, ...

On this episode of “The Archive Project,” we feature renowned author, Mary Beard. Probably the most famous classicist in the world, Mary Beard is best known for her international bestsellers “SPQR,” ...

Cambridge University classicist Beard (SPQR) provides a captivating examination of the social lives of the Roman emperors, beginning with Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) and ending with Alexander ...

In her newest book, “Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World,” Mary Beard renders a group portrait of the men who led the ancient empire, from their personal quirks to how they governed. Beard, who ...

The archaeological site just outside the village of Braco in Perthshire, Scotland, contains the remains of both a 1st Century AD Flavian and 2nd Century AD Antonine Roman fort, and several marching ...

Dame Mary Beard has said the University of Cambridge is smarter without “thicko” rugby players. The renowned classicist said ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Chatting to classicist Dame Mary Beard makes you incredibly jealous of all the students who had her as their professor at Cambridge University. Thoroughly engaging, her hands flying thoughtfully as ...