BUZZING· 77%52m·2026-06-11·HistoryMary Beard on Ruling the Roman Empire
What did it take to rule an empire that was never meant to have an emperor? In this second episode of our series on the Roman Empire, we're joined by classicist Mary Beard to trace how Roman leadership evolved over a thousand years - from the competitive power-sharing of the Republic, to the carefully constructed…
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“I know she's been around a while but there's no way that Mary Beard ever ruled the Roman Empire”
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