Mary Beard and Marine Archaeologist Jeff Royal analyze fragments from Roman war ships and learn how each part benefited the Romans in battle against Carthage.

Explains how some women came to challenge and transcend the norms of Roman society as gladiators.

A brief examination of the role of graffiti in Roman society and especially what can be inferred about the lives of children through the graffiti found in Pompeii.

A provincial roman citizen visits Rome for the first time and is impressed with its grandeur.

Mary Beard analyzes the writing on an old tombstone and uses it to understand the life of a civilian from ancient Rome.