Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit is a TV show on BBC4. How could a mediocre city in central Italy come to dominate such a huge area? What held the empire together and tore it apart? Mary Beard takes in the history and archaeology of the ancient world. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 2 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of Rome. Mary explores the physical world of the Roman Empire and finds surprising parallels with our own world.
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Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of Rome. In the first episode, Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.