SPQR: Confronting the Myths of Ancient Rome
Examines how a small Iron Age village on the Tiber grew into a Mediterranean superpower—and how Roman citizenship, Senate politics, and everyday urban life actually functioned.
Mary Beard
Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge
Standalone talks by Mary Beard
1Self-contained public lectures, keynote addresses, and research seminars.
Study paths featuring Mary Beard
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6 steps · 5h4 universities
Bronze Age Collapse, Ancient Near East & Imperial Rome
Cuneiform philology, Mediterranean trade networks, Hebrew scripture, and Roman urbanism
British Museum · George Washington University · Yale University +1
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