Ancient Lives with Mary Beard Being Roman, Series 1Episodes Available now

Love in the Borderlands

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

Meet the frustrated office manager trying his best to run an empire.

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

Meet a child prodigy who recited his poetry for the Emperor and the raucous Roman crowds.

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

Meet Marcus Aurelius- Emperor, warrior, philosopher and dangerous flirt.

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