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    Behind Closed Doors

Documentary
59 
Jan 3, 2012
In this episode, Prof. Mary Beard delves even deeper into ordinary Roman life by going behind the closed doors of their homes. Here, she’ll meet an extraordinary cast of characters - drunken housewives, teenage brides, bullied children and runaway slaves.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 3 episodes

Season 1
   
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard,
In this first programme, Mary asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the Empire did for Rome.
59m Apr 16, 2012
   
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard,
In this second programme, Prof. Mary Beard descends down into the city streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex and slum conditions in the world’s first highrise city.
59m Apr 23, 2012
   
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard,
In this episode, Prof. Mary Beard delves even deeper into ordinary Roman life by going behind the closed doors of their homes. Here, she’ll meet an extraordinary cast of characters - drunken housewives, teenage brides, bullied children and runaway slaves.
59m Jan 3, 2012
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