![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has also had her fair share of controversies for her outspokenness on various topics of modern society.īut what she is known for in relation to her portrayal of Roman history is her ability to cut through the glint and glitter often assigned to ancient societies and has sought to present the Romans as a complex and nuanced group, who were trying to figure things out as they went, did not have a perfect solution for most things, and cannot be presented in a linear fashion they way history likes to present things as having foregone conclusions when in fact Romans were simply humans, as flawed then as we are now. In a field not known for wide public renown, Mary Beard has made a name for herself through appearances on television or in documentaries where she serves as an expert on this ancient society. Her career as a Classicist has had a specific focus on ancient Rome, and today she is, among other things, a professor of classics at Cambridge University in England. Starting in her late teens, she spent time on some archaeological digs, which cemented her love for the ancient. As Mary Beard describes it herself in the book’s epilogue, this book was 50 years in the making. ![]()
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