In this four-part series classicist and historian, Professor Mary Beard draws on her immense scholarship, unique viewpoints and myth-busting approach to Roman history, to give her ...
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Title: Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit (2016)
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In this four-part series classicist and historian, Professor Mary Beard draws on her immense scholarship, unique viewpoints and myth-busting approach to Roman history, to give her definitive take on the Roman Empire. How and why did it happen? In search of answers, she takes us to the most telling sites and the most revealing artifacts, and she examines the legacy the Roman Empire has left behind. Written by Enzedder
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Now, if Mary Beard could adapt her book on the Roman Triumph to film , all would be well in the realm of classical roman studies. To do so, however, would necessarily require the herculean efforts of the film industry's most accomplished screenwriter/s, for Dr. Beard's work on that particular subject was so dry, that it spontaneously combusted in my hands before chapter 2 was even reached. As I am reading another of her offerings, I keep a bucket of sand handy!