The Ancient Origins Of The Roman Empire With Mary Beard | Rome: Empire Without Limit | Odyssey

For centuries, the Roman Empire was one of the defining powers of the ancient world. But how did this all begin? What is the origin story of Rome and how did it become one of the most powerful empires the world has ever known?
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[@paillette2010]

Mary Beard’s passion is awesome.

[@mikef.1000]

Mary Beard is simply one of the best commentators and interpreters of the ancient Roman world.

[@alexciarlo280]

She is fantastic

[@StuffMadeOnDreams]

Every generation has its interpreters of the past. When you live longer, you will see new commentators and divulgators appearing. She makers her presentations like a secondary school teacher, gesticulating with exaggeration, making speeches as on a pult, addressing a less educated audience. Then she goes on touching inscriptions and statutes, even caressing and kissing them, all very theatrical and a bad example for all museum visitors and children of the world. She has a merit, no doubt, and she knows much more than what she says, because these programs are made as compressed pills for the mass markets. It is here where I jump and say, not so easy, not so simple.

[@mikef.1000]

@@StuffMadeOnDreams Sure she might touch the inscriptions, etc. but at least she has the learning and scholarship to actually read them and explain them. Much, much better than the young eye-candy girls many documentaries drag out as historical 'experts' when it's pretty clear they were chosen for their visual appeal, and not their actual experience which at their young age they cannot possibly have. Give me Mary Beard over that lot any day ;-) As for Mary addressing a less educated audience... well, that's generally true, isn't it?

[@fuzzyduck1989]

@@StuffMadeOnDreams Why are you being so mean? She does a great job, and her narratives are fun to watch.... Also, she is allowed to touch artifacts, statues etc... YOU are not allowed to do so.

[@Gertyutz]

@@StuffMadeOnDreams I've already lived long enough to have seen other interpreters. (I'm 77.) Do you want to know how boring history was when I went to school in the '50's and '60's? Even in college it was a boring memorization of dates and facts. She's a revelation.

[@mackenziehonjo5415]

She looks so chill with her outfit, you'll never know she's a renowned historian. Like some regular curios traveler. But man, her knowledge with everything about Roman is just incredible. I love watching/listening to this lady's documentaries.

[@alexciarlo280]

😊

[@bradmason4706]

She did some enhancing.

[@joanfourie1753]

Brilliant

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

Yes! She seems to like dressing comfortably. It makes her even more relatable

[@brutaldisciplin6805]

Mary Beard is great, knowledge, passion, compassion. She is to roman history what David Attenborough is to nature.

[@marcoss6212]

Another one from Rome by Mary Beard, fantastic! Always love her videos, she digs into it like it was her own land, different points of view than the rest. As a Rome native, have seen not to many people to have her passion for the Empire. I'm lucky enough to have a copy of her book "SPQR" autographed by her. Well done Mary.

[@jasonarcher7268]

That book is fantastic. I've read it a couple times now. An autographed copy is pretty awesome.

[@seanh4841]

Narrated with passion

[@marcoss6212]

@@seanh4841 Indeed!

[@marcoss6212]

@@jasonarcher7268 It is, never met her in person, it was sent from Oxford after a letter sent by me about the wonderful job she was doing as a non Roman.

[@TracyD2]

Nice

[@brianswelding]

I love Mary's passion and enthusiasm. I find myself grinning from ear to ear. Another excellent show, bravo 👏

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

She's also a fine writer.

[@alexciarlo280]

@@TheDavidlloydjones 😀

[@alexciarlo280]

Me too

[@dylanpilcheruniverse6515]

Always!

[@candytoo3729]

Mary Beard is a wonder herself. Love her work, her wit and her brain. It shines through in her story telling and knowledge.

[@lawrenceleong8747]

Fascinating as usual. I can't get enough of Mary's depth of Roman knowledge and what made Rome the way it was. Amazing!

[@1234kalmar]

One of Mary Beard's book saved my diploma work! She also inspired me to go in to studying history in the first place, along with Philip Harding.

[@StuffMadeOnDreams]

Minute 43. Vercingetorix had a Roman education. He spoke Latin and had fought with Romans, he knew Roma military strategies well. This is why he was so successful, he was almost another Roman general.

[@magiegainey5036]

Mary Beard. Love her! Such a good storyteller! Mary Beard and Joann Fletcher. The Best! ❤

[@syedadeelhussain2691]

Now I understand how a degree in Classics can help us to understand our past.

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

I enjoy these documentaries so much, especially in a world where "entertainment" is so often insipid dross.

[@bbyjscx]

Insipid dross, I love that phrase lol!

[@sslaia]

O gosh. I'm truly in awe. I have visited Rome a few times, but I haven't known it like this. I wish I could visit Rome again and Mary Beard is the guide. She really makes those stones, monuments and ruins speak and alive.

[@gurumark10]

After I make my first billion dollars, I'm going to pay her whatever she asks to be my roman tour guide for a week.

[@sslaia]

@@gurumark10 Let me know. She can can organise a guide for us and other fans of her

[@daliadeangelis3568]

Yes she is very passionate about the Roman Empire, and has explained important details and facts that many miss. Me being Roman I was very impressed indeed. Thank you Mary.

[@captainzork6109]

How often do you think of the Roman empire? :3

[@ancientsitesgirl]

I recommend to everyone brilliant book - SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard🙅

[@alexciarlo280]

Thanks

[@alexciarlo280]

I just bought it

[@paulannable3734]

You’ll love it

[@alexciarlo280]

@@paulannable3734 ya ur right. I just received it today

[@alexciarlo280]

Thanks Ancient Sites Girl for ur recommendation

[@LoneWombat2126]

I love the enthusiasm in her telling of their story. It keeps the whole narrative from getting boring like in textbooks. I love her passion, and I like to think that maybe I might share some of Rabat passion, as I also love history. ❤

[@Gertyutz]

Can you imagine? I went to school in the '50's and '60's, and history was a boring memorization of facts and dates.

[@JD_Dutra]

Im listening to her book about Rome on Audible, what an outstanding job! MB is one of my favorite historians!

[@obcl8569]

I've been debating getting it - ordering it this afternoon.

[@alliefae1221]

I love the way Mary is so enthusiastic about history!

[@biendereviere]

First time I come across Mary Beard but I’m instantly hooked on her way of narrating ❤ Like one before me said She’s to Ancient Rome documentaries what Joann Fletcher is to Ancient Egypt! But I’m also on the lookout for documentaries on the Vikings and Witchcraft - any suggestions are more than much appreciated 😘

[@officialViVi6]

The timeline channel has a few good ones

[@christinem3914]

Neil Oliver presented a series on The Vikings which was really good.

[@alexciarlo280]

It is good

[@wowsers9923]

There are three fantastic lectures on the vikings by Neil Price on the Cornell University site

[@bbyjscx]

She is fantastic isn't she :)

[@k.e.m.99]

Mary Beard is to ancient Italy as Joanne Fletcher is to ancient Egypt.😂😍 yall are on a posting queens streak

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

So bloody true that!! 😍

[@thelilbrans]

🙌

[@WhisperingMoon83]

Yes! I could watch them both all day!

[@alexciarlo280]

Me too

[@voraciousreader3341]

@Kate - Way to completely minimize these intellectuals’ enormous contributions to history and social constructs! You get the Booby Prize for merely recognizing some uploaded documentaries, ignoring the mass of top notch research they’ve contributed to their respective fields of study,as well as the acclaimed books they’ve written. Can it be you’re totally unaware of these women’s stellar careers, which they continued despite rampant sexism during their student and early teaching days?? This makes me surmise that you’re only aware of them through their uploaded KZbin content, and _not_ because of any knowledge about them as highly acclaimed intellectuals….so sad, if true.

[@RikimaruNobunaga]

I thought this was going to be a new one from Mary, never mind. Please please make more Mary!

[@dylanpilcheruniverse6515]

Same

[@voraciousreader3341]

Dr. Beard is such a brilliant thinker that she sometimes grinds my brain to a halt!

[@bbyjscx]

Mary beard is just absolutely fantastic, everything she does has me gripped. I could listen to hear read the phone book and be enthralled. Just love her.

[@johndenton4952]

What about the Etruscans? Instead of focusing on Carthage in the early days, by not mentioning the Etruscans, an important part of their history is glossed over...

[@MegaCynthia7]

W hat is the name of the book by the poet vir Gil Virgil

[@charleshendry5978]

Where's your show?

[@fatosshubert7272]

Because Rome built by Etruscans but they are not allowed to say it. They were Turkish speaking people.

[@communication001]

@@fatosshubert7272 Etruscans were early Greek colonisers from the islands near Turkey. I guess that's why they spoke that language if that's what you're saying @fatosshubert7272.

[@communication001]

Yes I assumed the issue of whether they were in fact part of an already existing Etruscan culture or not was just something she chose not to get into by not even mentioning it and opening door to a thorny nest of difficulty.

[@moralester]

Dang I was not lied to. This is a great recounting of Rome, Mary is the best historian story teller!

[@torrarosa7064]

When Dame Mary Beard talks about the Ancient Rome you know the real treat ahead by this amazing and gifted scholar..

[@EmpireRules]

Greetings from Windy City 🇺🇸. Wonderfully done video! I watched it on my QLED TV with great resolution quality with no issues whatsoever. I’ve been to Türkiye nine times and I’m still fascinated by its historical diversity and lineage. Please consider making a video about the Balkan nations such as North Macedonia, etc. you’ll have fun and we’ll get to see your great work again.

[@vb8801]

My favourite part is how casually she's just traveling from site to site.

[@bradmason4706]

She owns the place, step off :=] It should be mentioned Greece was a bit splintered early on but both societies were predominately Caucasian. And understood similar Gods

[@zelko]

@@bradmason4706 they were Slavs end of stroy!

[@bradmason4706]

@@zelko I'm not quite sure why Slavs get so stepped on ?

[@pgancedo9299]

Excellent presentation!! No words can praise Mary properly!

[@johnwade7430]

Great video - really interesting. Mary Beard certainly brings the Ancient World to life!🎉

[@voraciousreader3341]

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant, and Brilliant!!

[@Vera-kh8zj]

Wonderful! absolutely worth watching.

[@noreenclark2568]

Well narrated , i love listening to Mary Beard's history of ancient times

[@alexciarlo280]

This is why I love history

[@thugnomics123]

I got so excited seeing this!! Love Mary Beard.

[@destonlee2838]

Enjoying very much, learning loads. Great stuff!

[@JonnoPlays]

You had me at ancient origins

[@kryyptyyk]

History is great, I love it. More people need to study it, or at least pay *some* level of attention to it.

[@jimstretch6109]

I heard that history, like statues, is racist and needs to be canceled because they had slaves and no netflix with a blakk playing Marie Antoinette

[@BOIOLA08]

@@jimstretch6109 or black Achilles... 🤦‍♂️

[@bradmason4706]

@@jimstretch6109 or mention Egypt was a mulatto society.

[@junekelly5031]

Just subscribed! Love from Philadelphia, USA

[@lesilluminations1]

Bravo! I watched this and immediately purchased SPQR.

[@meenki347]

"When you're number one, there's only one way to go."

[@alexciarlo280]

This is awesome

[@awoodmann1746]

Thank you for this content.

[@Wing31133]

I like Ancient Rome stories, Ancient Rome daily life and Ancient Rome art

[@roseorrantia4588]

I like the pasion they have. I enjoy there videos very much, very educational as I love everything the classics and archeology. 😁

[@alexciarlo280]

Me too

[@BrianWeeRekursiv]

Mary Beard is to classical Rome what Carl Sagan was to the Cosmos.

[@alexciarlo280]

Ya

[@theresabeach5032]

Loved this

[@Alfie-ft3bx]

Oh my God I’m so excited there’s another one

[@subcitizen2012]

Huh, never heard it stated before that Julius had only ruled for weeks. Wild!

[@therealtoni]

Love it!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you very much.

[@michaelhenault1444]

Wonderful narrative 😮

[@ZlejChleba]

29:07 - wow, you put some nice Bach in the story, cool :)

[@theresabeach5032]

Great video

[@tonyug113]

I have a lot of time for Mary Beard, she has a very grounded knowledge of Rome

[@alexciarlo280]

Me too

[@alexciarlo280]

Tony im Italian my ancestors are from Pontelandolfo.

[@alexciarlo280]

Benenevento naples

[@burgundian777]

Professor Mary Beard, one of the very few reasons I regret never finishing my PhD in history.

[@robbinblock2725]

Eye opening.

[@Grmario85]

Excellent work. I love watching Mary Beard. Hats off ma'am

[@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596]

Very interesting

[@raylocke282]

I love Bethany Hughes presentations.

[@baraahhamdi8533]

interesting

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Dame Mary Beard's material is always of the utmost quality. Keep it coming, please.

[@alexciarlo280]

Ya please

[@dominican5683]

I'd love to roam around ancient Rome with Mary Beard ✨️

[@tommym936]

@01:27 . Is it just my brain that cant work out the position of the camera like some sort of optical illusion for the first 2 seconds then eventually catches up.?

[@Wing31133]

I like history of Ancient Rome very much

[@jampasurprenant1794]

It is very interesting to learn about the Roman city and the history of the Roman.

[@jampasurprenant1794]

Absolutely excellent documentary about the history of Rome, thank you for sharing with us

[@alexciarlo280]

I would love to see this

[@vettezl1]

Thanks

[@gmcoates63]

Enjoying the video, but not the way KZbin insert an advert halfway through a word

[@Patriot1789]

Brother killing brother is a human trope. Anyone remember Cain and Abel? Also brothers.

[@bernardfinucane2061]

Brother killing brother is part of the Indo-European creation story, and appears in various forms all over the ancient world. It was so widespread it crept into the Bible as the second creation myth parallel to that Adam and Eve myth.

[@PangeaB]

remarkably, there's no mention in the whole account of the Etruscans, who really shaped and funded early Rome. Puzzling...

[@corneliuscornia4436]

British historians😀😀

[@alexciarlo280]

@@corneliuscornia4436 ya

[@MastemaJack]

She said Roman democracy lmao. They were a republic

[@grandoldpartisan8170]

@@MastemaJack Res Publica means Public Thing.

[@MastemaJack]

@@grandoldpartisan8170 she literally says Roman democracy

[@jorgearego5595]

MAS QUE TODO LAS VISTAS, GRACIAS

[@jamesmills4097]

I thought Cesar was murdered in the theatre of Pompey, as the senate house was being rebuilt after the fires

[@paulbennett7021]

Fascinating & informative as always with Mary Beard, a National Treasure in her own right. But I was hoping for, and expecting, to learn more about the true origins of the Roman Empire, not the myth. It's now established that several unruly & barely civilised Italic tribes, invaded Italy & thatcone of these, the Latins, took over the Etruscan town of Ruma. I'd like to know more about this.

[@jp-um2fr]

Could you put the advert at the front, as it's easier to skip? Thank you.

[@GhostOnTheHalfShell]

Well Julius had an near contemporary predecessor, Sulla. The first patrician to violate the law by marching on Rome and the first to set up the precedent of dictator without specific limit. Sulla’s rival had a hand by changing the standard of legions to be loyal to a general and not to Rome.

[@wickedwitchofthewest9317]

Mary Beard is the best ❤️❤️

[@TheJennick13]

I enjoy the programs on this channel but doesn't anyone realize these are all well over 10 years old? Still great shows!!

[@Wing31133]

Elites should read history of Ancient Rome

[@Wing31133]

Of course anyone can read history of Ancient Rome. But elites in particular should read that

[@hutchdavid]

Rome is still with us. Europe is the holy Roman Empire. From the borders with the Slavs to the Atlantic sea and the Mediterranean, In our languages . In Law and Politics. . I live in Barcelona and am aware of it.

[@thecavernman420cmd]

Mary beard is always great

[@wgp1955]

This is the first time in a while that I've sat down to watch a KZbin video. (I love Ancient Roman history.) But it's the last time, unless I figure out how to weedout the incredibly distracting and annoying ads. When did this happen?

[@alanreynoldson3913]

I saw the same foundations in Barcelona! Gave me goosebumps!

[@betacygni-tw3sv]

“Non è la morte che un uomo dovrebbe temere, ma il fatto di non iniziare mai a vivere.” “L’uomo non può pensare solo al corpo e ignorare l’anima, la mente”. “Hai il controllo sulla tua mente, non gli eventi esterni. Realizza questo e troverai la forza.” Marco Aurelio. L' imperatore filosofo.ll mio preferito..❤

[@royer_redos]

Always love Mary Beard talking about Rome!

[@Insectoid_]

I wish I hadn’t seen this ten times already on the other channel lol

[@juliefromcan]

I love this programs but there’re so many ads and interruptions that I can’t follow.

[@G02372]

I did not realise that she had written so many books 📚 Any recommendations on which one to start with?

[@Soap-sk5mc]

So where is this on the History Hit website/app for history hit members? Or is this only on KZbin? Thanks.

[@debrarobinson57]

The link is in the description, as stated.

[@Soap-sk5mc]

@@debrarobinson57 that's the link to history hit tv. I am am member already, but I cannot find this film there. Is it on KZbin only?

[@debrarobinson57]

I have seen some History Hit stuff on KZbin. I don't know if this is there. I'm not very interested in the Romans, but I do admire Mary & appreciate her knowledge, which is why I watched this.

[@Dobby_1593]

I love how excited she gets when they are pulling things out of the ocean

[@HandattheHelm]

What is the song playing from 39:55-40:35? Anyone know?

[@andreimihu3097]

leaving a comment here so i'm notified when someone answers. no luck with shazam

[@frankdesmet8968]

The most beautiful job in the world.

[@meereslicht]

Bravo!! Extraordinary! 🥲🥲🥲

[@fredshulmire5491]

Would love to have her as a tour guide

[@Wing31133]

Students around the world should be allowed to study history of Ancient Rome

[@jomesias]

I have to believe the Roman Phalanx definitely gave them the advantage!!

[@kraigthorne]

44:25 Those were meant for galloping horses not people.

[@sam_one_eggroll]

Mary Beard you are incredible!