Why Everything You Know About The Romans Is Wrong
392K views · Jun 20, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@thomasgartner5236 · 3 months ago
Ignore the channel's title. This is from Mary Beard's Rome: Empire Without Limits from 2016.
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@Deedeevenice · 2 months ago
I hated history at school! Then I watched Mary on BBC! I am hooked! I learned more from her than anything shoved down at me at school! I went to Rome 3 times, all because of her programmes
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@aeh1709 · 3 months ago
mary flew to algeria to record the second half of her thought ❤
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@mimilondon27 · 1 month ago
So fascinating. Thank you Mary for bringing history to life.
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@yabalabalalaika7936 · 3 months ago
Thank you so very much Mary Beard. You are living the life I desired. Admire you so much. Best wishes.
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@romalisan1 · 3 months ago
What a fantastic exposition! So clear and clever!
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@jaymondo · 2 months ago
I got to watch this for pennies. I am so privileged, sometimes it is incredible. Great documentary.
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@evilsaddist666 · 2 months ago
Most of what I know about Romans came from this presenter’s book, it better not be wrong.
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@Maravedi84 · 2 months ago (edited)
I always enjoy Roman history!! No matter what you title it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
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@artje2059 · 3 months ago
Awesome documentary 👌🏼😎 <br>Very interesting
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@ianharris1385 · 2 months ago
An excellent sweeping journey through the topic of what it was to be Roman. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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@speedster9622 · 3 months ago
Now . . . that title couldn’t possibly be true!
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