Actor

Mary Beard

Born 1955 · Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK

Dame Winifred Mary Beard, DBE, FSA, FBA is an English scholar of Ancient Roman civilization. The New Yorker characterises her as "learned but accessible". Beard is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature.

Acting

Writing

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Mary Beard

Acting

The Grand Tour

W1A

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Caligula with Mary Beard

Civilisations

Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard

Julius Caesar Revealed

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

Question Time

Sultana's Dream

Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town

Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Inside Culture

Jamie's Dream School

Remembers…