Ancient Lives with Mary Beard

Mary Beard talks to film director Uberto Pasolini about the power of Homer's Odyssey.

BONUS: Mary Beard on Homer's Odyssey

Mary Beard and Martin Scorsese chart the rise and fall of an Athenian strongman.

Martin Scorsese and the Godfather of Athens

Mary Beard meets Gerys the Greengrocer as he faces up to the army of Sparta.

The Greengrocer Who Saved Democracy

Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer.

The Odyssey of Gamma 58

Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy

Star of Stage and Temple

<p>Mary Beard unearths the lives of the Ancients. Join Mary as she discovers the real lives of people from the ancient Greek world and the Roman empire.</p>

Ancient Lives with Mary Beard

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