Ancient Lives with Mary BeardBeing Roman, Series 1Episodes Episode guide

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1. Love in the Borderlands

   A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?
2. Battling Bureaucrats

   Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.
3. What We Lost in the Fire

   Join the greatest doctor of his age as Rome's great fire threatens his life's work.
4. Rome's Got Talent

   Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.
5. The Vengeance of Turia

   Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war.
6. Loving An Emperor

   Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt.
7. Welcome to Being Roman with Mary Beard

   From a slave to an emperor, Mary Beard meets six fascinating people from the Roman Empire.