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The Best Episodes of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1

Every episode of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1!

Binge this in 9h 0mPeaking at 7.3/10

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
    Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1 Episode 1 - All Roads Lead to Rome
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #1 - All Roads Lead to Rome

    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 2 - Streetlife
    7.1/10(31 votes)

    #2 - Streetlife

    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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  3. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Season 1 Episode 3 - Behind Closed Doors
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Behind Closed Doors

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"All Roads Lead to Rome" is the best rated episode of "Meet the Romans with Mary Beard" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mary Beard, it aired on 4/17/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Streetlife".