The Gold Edition Meets: Dame Mary Beard

Widely regarded as the world’s most famous classicist, Dame Mary Beard, 68, is a television and radio presenter, the author of more than 20 books and a trustee of the British Museum who has made it her mission to bring stories of the ancient world to the masses. Last year, she retired after a 40-year academic career at Cambridge where she remains a fellow of Newnham College. We sat down with her to find out more about her extraordinary life and career.

Mary Beard weighs in on macho men's TikTok fixation on Roman Empire

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Prof Dame Mary Beard - Them and us

The Gold Edition Meets: Dame Mary Beard

The Gold Edition Meets: Dame Mary Beard

Mary Beard Interview on Roman Empire, Laughter in Ancient Rome

The Gold Edition Meets: Dame Mary Beard

Mary Beard Shows Us a Roman Gladiator's Helmet - Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - BBC Two on Make a GIF

Past Event: Dinner with Professor Dame Mary Beard DBE (15 December 2022)

Mary Beard - Democracy and Tolerance

Mary Beard and husband arrive at the premiere of Benvenuto Cellini directed by Terry Gilliam at the London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane in London Stock Photo - Alamy

Mary Beard American Academy in Rome

Mary Beard - Obituary // Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics // University of Notre Dame

Mary Beard is wrong about dyeing grey hair - I'm not a victim