Biography

Dame Winifred Mary Beard, DBE, FSA, FBA is an English scholar of Ancient Roman civilization. The New Yorker characterises her as "learned but accessible". Beard is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature.

Known For

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

Self

Sultana's Dream

Mary Beard (voice)

Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town

Herself - Presenter

Caligula with Mary Beard

Self - Host

Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard

Self - Presenter

Julius Caesar Revealed

Presenter

Pompeii: New Secrets Revealed with Mary Beard