I enjoyed this series quite a bit. Mary Beard guides us through much of the social history of the roman empire. It's the ordinary people who fascinate Mary Beard, not all the well known emperors. Surprisingly quite a few accounts of then as individuals remains, often on tombstones. It's the kind of history which thinks we can learn ss much from a roman joke book as we can from an imperial biography.
Episode 2 was probably my favourite, looking at the roman Insula housing and the toilets and baths too. The series is not just Filmed in Rome but also far flung places like Algeria.
The series also argues our idea of a roman also needs adjusting eventually a roman coild be someone from Britain, Spain, France, Algeria, Syria.
Episode 2 was probably my favourite, looking at the roman Insula housing and the toilets and baths too. The series is not just Filmed in Rome but also far flung places like Algeria.
The series also argues our idea of a roman also needs adjusting eventually a roman coild be someone from Britain, Spain, France, Algeria, Syria.