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The Best Episodes of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Every episode of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard!

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Professor Mary Beard looks beyond the stories of emperors, armies, guts and gore to meet the everyday people at the heart of Ancient Rome's vast empire.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1 Episode 1 - All Roads Lead to Rome
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    S1:E1

    Prof Mary Beard takes the Via Appia to Rome to show the lives of ordinary citizens in imperial times.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mary Beard

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  2. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1 Episode 3 - Behind Closed Doors
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    S1:E3

    To learn about their family life, Beard looks at the thousands of tombstones of ordinary Romans, their children and slaves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mary Beard

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  3. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1 Episode 2 - Streetlife
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    S1:E2

    Mary heads into the streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex, and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Oddly enough, the poorer you were, the higher you lived, with little space, light, or sanitation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mary Beard

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Best Episodes Summary

"All Roads Lead to Rome" is the best rated episode of "Meet the Romans with Mary Beard". It scored 7.3/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mary Beard, it aired on 4/17/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Behind Closed Doors".