@@phillipcarter8045 amazing man, loved the one when he did all the wives of Henry VIII, I love history, I feel that we should look back and learn from the past, what future would we have if we didn’t? Have a good evening Phillip regards from Yorkshire.
I really hope Mary Beard gets the chance to and accepts the chance to make another series like this soon. I think her perspective combined with going on site and viewing actual pertinent artifacts is just a winning combination. The "Why the Dark Ages were not Really that Dark" uses a similar formula, and honestly I think it makes for some of the most interesting history doc work.
How many of us were fortunate enough to have a teacher like MB when we were in school? She proves history does not have to be a recitation of dates, battles, and generals. Ave! Mary Beard.
This is such a great episode! So informative and I just adore watching Mary!! She’s like traveling with a great friend whom you just don’t tire of! She’s a blessing to historical documentaries!
I cant help but tear up when I listen to Mary Beard. I have her books and I also listen to her on Audible --- just sooooooo amazing writing and storytelling. Grazie mille ❤
Marvelous Mary, as you tour Hadrian's Empire, we are astonished at the vat knowledge you develop to us the viewer. Truly another epic tour of the Roman Empire at it's pinnacle point in human history.
My mother was a history teacher and I dreaded every vacation as it was yet another part of an intense 2-3 week history lesson/ study course. In hindsight I'm grateful, but Mary would have been I would've dropped my gelato for to follow, listen and learn for in a heartbeat. ❤
Yet another brilliant journey with Professor Mary Beard. Professor, I love the way you lay out the information with stories and make your field of expertise both interesting and accessible to laypersons, such as I. Your humor is also so enjoyable ... so British, and in just the right doses. "Olives, olives, and more damn olives!" is among my favorites. Thank you for your work. Thank you, Timeline, for uploading this to your channel.
Couldn't agree with you more. I love Mary's Beard humour. She certainly brings history alive and is utterly fascinating I wish she had been my tour guide when l visited Pompey and Herculean
Daily life in Rome - it was SO GOOD !!!!!!!!!! Amazing. I lived in Rome for 5 years, and still could never imaging all that you taught. Just wonderful. Transforming.
I could listen to Mary speak about Rome hours at a time and do presently. Even though I feel like after almost 5 years of continuous intrigue and passionate interest about all things Rome or Roman, I’ve read and watched just about everything I possibly can to develop an understanding of the way Rome works and the people who make that happen. ThruMary I learned a lot of it. But I don’t care. I still listen to and watch the docs on Rome she made, over and over again. She’s an interesting person. She articulates the story so well.
One of the best documentary about Rome I've ever watched, thank you! Highly recommend the 1950's famous British travel writer H V Morton's book "A Traveller in Rome", he went deep dive into the eternal city, basically living like a local, sharing its history, architectures, different cultures/people of various neighborhoods, religious insights, & eating at hundred years old coffee/tea shops. I learned so much. Rome really is an unique city that one can travel to so many times yet still finding new discoveries around the corners each time.
I often think how great it would be if we had access to a time machine to be able to go back and see it all for ourselves. I wouldn't even be greedy and want to see Roman Triumphs, one of Calligula's venomous snake flinging speeches or Caesar's assassination. I'd be happy just walking the streets and watching normal life go on. Emerse myself in that atmosphere. Even if the price for said time travel was time taken off your own life. Each trip costing you, say, a month off your life. I love history so much I'd probably use up all my life years time travelling and die in ancient Sumer somewhere, 99 years old at 41 and content.
@@buttercxpdraws8101 You might want to check out some of Gore Vidal's novels. However, he doesn't portray the lives of ordinary citizens, but he does describe scenes of 'daily life' to some extent. Most are available as PDFs for free online.
Even at the not so young age of 83 I would like to join you on your time travels: Sumer and Akkad, ancient Memphis ( to see how the great pyramid was really built), Troy, Athens during either the archaic or classical periods Let me know when you settle on a price for the travel.. What currency should I bring?
@@johkkarkalis8860 Good choice, good sir. There is definitely room in my travel retinue for another traveller. And I suppose you better bring gold. That is one thing which has maintained value throughout history.
Endlessly fascinating, the history of ancient Rome. It was described by the 5 "F's", flood, fire, famine, fever, and filth. Fortunately there was much, much more to Rome. For many "Rome" is empire, good and crazy rulers, gladiatorial combat, and legions on the move. If I had my druthers I would program my time machine to whisk me back to the Regal period, from c.a. 753BCE to 509BCE, a period of myth, legend and history when the ancient Roman virtues were formulated. Did king Ancus Martius really exist? Was the Republic established when Tarquin "Superbus" was kicked out of town? From a minor town on the Tiber to a huge empire, it is a marvel. Thanks for talks such as this.
Absolutely amazing video. I loved it from start to finish. I live in London but have visited Rome twice. Now I really want to go back again and see the things I missed. Hadrian's Villa for a start. Thanks Mary, for showing so much of Roman life.
My first visit to this incredible city was in 1984 and in addition to the remarkable architecture what was breathtaking was the way of life. In particular I remember early one morning walking through a square off the beaten path and saw three old women on a bench requisitioning some young boys on their way to school to go into a store to do their shopping. They were super fast and were given some coins as a thank you. All over you could see cooperation to make the daily challenges of living with bridges, cobbles and canals work for everyone. It made such a lasting impression as a model on community.
It would be so amazing to randomly meet Mary Beard while she is out and about geeking out and sharing her history joy. I can’t even imagine how awesome that would be! 🎉
Loving your videos of roman sites in the UK. We visited all of these places in April 2023. My hubby is roman mad and we spent our honeymoon looking at all these sites. Being from Australia, we don't have anything quite as amazing as these sites over here. Thanks for making these videos, which are helping us reminisce.
Amazing documentary. I studied 4 years of Latin in High School and enjoyed learning the History of Rome there and in College. I visited Rome and Pompey several times years ago. This documentary was like traveling without the current days hassles. Well done
I'm so glad I had some authentic Spanish olive oil on hand while watching this. Had me some with bread just now! Excellent quality and I will always buy oil from Spain.
I love Mary🌟🌟 I would love if they could “show” us how these homes and towns would have looked like as well But I’m very thankful to see things I will never see in my life 💙🙏🏼
The quality and manner of life completely depended on your status in society. Some had it incredibly well, with slaves looking after their every whim. Others barely managed to sell enough of their bodily labour to earn sustenance to survive. _'Some are born to sweet delight and some are born to endless night',_ as William Blake mused. And nowhere was it more self evident than Rome. The land of extreme haves and have nots...and what I wouldn't give for a time machine to see it all myself.
If you somehow managed to go back in time to vist , you'd most likely be murdered or enslaved within a few days as a barbarian. I think I'll pass on visiting
And as you were there living it we can take your word for it that it was just that binary and simple. Or are you a mind reader? Either way. It’s impressive.
@saffyjanes8875 🧂 salty. No, but unless he spoke ancient Greek or Latin, He would be considered Barbarian. That's not guesswork or me living there as you sarcastically put. That's a simple fact that has been stated in multiple documentaries over multiple decades on the roman empire. But enjoy your salt sandwich with extra salt
@@FixTheLanes Depends on your ability to do prior research and pick an accurate place and time of arrival, I guess. If you could pick the right place and time, there'd have to be opportunities for somebody with modern knowledge. Most likely in royal courts. You'd be a very valuable asset if you showed yourself able to do and make things way ahead of their time...and, of course, just as fast, you'd get killed, enslaved, imprisoned etc. if you arrived at the wrong time and place without preparation.
Thank you for the net work( History Hit) and (time line) channel for sharing this remarkable documentary about Roman Empire's impact on air pollution ,road constructions, activation of commercial activities and encouragement of individuals and minor human groups to traveling faraway from the capital (Rome ) for discovering better lifestyle and settlement...while travelers carrying theirs problems and bad site's within themselves far from complicated Rome city lifestyle...it was smartness Roman empire policy at that ancient time... for running away from Roman political, economic, society crisis and criticality..
Wow. I thought that anthropocene (the era when the environment is significantly influenced by human activity) started in the 17th century. But this video shows that it actually started at least as early as the 1st century!! That's very revealing.
Those poor children. I wonder from what age they needed to work. I have a 2 year old son, it makes me even more sad. I am happy for him and myself that we live in this day and age.
Smart lady, wearing linen shirts frequently. A natural fiber worn everywhere historically, good in varying climates, cool in summer, surprisingly warm (as a layer) in winter; antibacterial, antifungal, anti-odor. Really excellent for travel, if you overlook the wrinkles. A super-fabric when compared with flimsy cotton. Probably the most common fabric worn by rich and poor alike, differing only in quality and fancy dyes.
If I could go back in time,, I'd take antibiotics, A lot of local currency, an ability to understand and converse with the people, and a reliable way to transport back safely to today.
I would warn them about Arminius, the coming of the avars and the threat of the desert tribes of arabia. I would bring back a bottle of guarum and roman wine and a copy of several lost texts :).
The moment we saw the aqueduct in Segovia my mind immediately flipped to "What have the Romans done for us?" "The aqueduct!" And a few moments later Professor Beard said it! 😂
The tiles where you walk at 21:40 have interesting shapes and I was wondering if it was a newer structure? I had heard the road tiles had five sides in a program long ago and was wondering why the difference?
To me, the road system is really impressive. I mean, out of "the stone age" and into a place where you could find out exactly where you were by look at road signs and travel on a road and you could "...get to spain..." and the nice elderly lady said in the documentary.
I am a little surprised that, when talking about Italica, you focus so much on Hadrian when his predecesor, Trajano, was actually born and grew up until quite late there too.
I will bet there were VERY few, if any, mine collapses. The Roman engineers were nothing if not meticulous in their preparations to support the shafts. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be safe to go in there today.
Mary beard for the romans Joanne fletcher for the Egyptians amazing experts who don’t make history lessons boring.
And David starkey for Great Britain
@@phillipcarter8045 amazing man, loved the one when he did all the wives of Henry VIII, I love history, I feel that we should look back and learn from the past, what future would we have if we didn’t? Have a good evening Phillip regards from Yorkshire.
Couldn't agree more 😊
Waldemar for art history, Bethany Hughes for ancient Greece and Lucy Worsely for English history.
Joanne Fletcher only spews the party line, her ideas are dull and unimaginable just so can get to Egyptian government to let her film.
I really hope Mary Beard gets the chance to and accepts the chance to make another series like this soon. I think her perspective combined with going on site and viewing actual pertinent artifacts is just a winning combination. The "Why the Dark Ages were not Really that Dark" uses a similar formula, and honestly I think it makes for some of the most interesting history doc work.
Yeah her stuff is some of my favorite and Tony Robinson
How many of us were fortunate enough to have a teacher like MB when we were in school?
She proves history does not have to be a recitation of dates, battles, and generals.
Ave! Mary Beard.
When it comes to Rome no one knows it better than Mary Beard I just love her and she puts me to sleep listening to her about the Romans she's the best
@@vedacombs5583 Much preferred to taking 10mg of Ambien.
As if all say they are ‘that’ dark. No, no ‘that’, just dark, normally dark, leave the word alone.
This is such a great episode! So informative and I just adore watching Mary!! She’s like traveling with a great friend whom you just don’t tire of! She’s a blessing to historical documentaries!
This documentary is glorious and reminds me of the glory days of documentaries in the 80/90's. Fantastic!
Do you mean 1980s?? 😂😂. Ahh.. I was there.. 💜.
I cant help but tear up when I listen to Mary Beard. I have her books and I also listen to her on Audible --- just sooooooo amazing writing and storytelling. Grazie mille ❤
Marvelous Mary, as you tour Hadrian's Empire, we are astonished at the vat knowledge you develop to us the viewer. Truly another epic tour of the Roman Empire at it's pinnacle point in human history.
My mother was a history teacher and I dreaded every vacation as it was yet another part of an intense 2-3 week history lesson/ study course. In hindsight I'm grateful, but Mary would have been I would've dropped my gelato for to follow, listen and learn for in a heartbeat.
❤
Yet another brilliant journey with Professor Mary Beard. Professor, I love the way you lay out the information with stories and make your field of expertise both interesting and accessible to laypersons, such as I. Your humor is also so enjoyable ... so British, and in just the right doses. "Olives, olives, and more damn olives!" is among my favorites. Thank you for your work.
Thank you, Timeline, for uploading this to your channel.
Couldn't agree with you more. I love Mary's Beard humour. She certainly brings history alive and is utterly fascinating
I wish she had been my tour guide when l visited Pompey and Herculean
Daily life in Rome - it was SO GOOD !!!!!!!!!! Amazing. I lived in Rome for 5 years, and still could never imaging all that you taught. Just wonderful. Transforming.
Not great for slaves, especially women slaves, a master could do what they wanted with you!
The word milestone literally comes from those stones marking each mile!
Terrific documentary, thank you all who were involved in this production.
I could listen to Mary speak about Rome hours at a time and do presently. Even though I feel like after almost 5 years of continuous intrigue and passionate interest about all things Rome or Roman, I’ve read and watched just about everything I possibly can to develop an understanding of the way Rome works and the people who make that happen. ThruMary I learned a lot of it. But I don’t care. I still listen to and watch the docs on Rome she made, over and over again. She’s an interesting person. She articulates the story so well.
One of the best documentary about Rome I've ever watched, thank you!
Highly recommend the 1950's famous British travel writer H V Morton's book "A Traveller in Rome", he went deep dive into the eternal city, basically living like a local, sharing its history, architectures, different cultures/people of various neighborhoods, religious insights, & eating at hundred years old coffee/tea shops.
I learned so much.
Rome really is an unique city that one can travel to so many times yet still finding new discoveries around the corners each time.
Is it available online?
@@rabiaadam can purchase the ebook & read in Kindle
What a comprehensive program to understand the complexities of the Roman World, thanks Mary!
Love the passion of the moderator! Couldnt imagine this series without her :)
I fully agree!
Mary is the BOMB!
@@goldenhorse582 exactly
I often think how great it would be if we had access to a time machine to be able to go back and see it all for ourselves. I wouldn't even be greedy and want to see Roman Triumphs, one of Calligula's venomous snake flinging speeches or Caesar's assassination. I'd be happy just walking the streets and watching normal life go on. Emerse myself in that atmosphere. Even if the price for said time travel was time taken off your own life. Each trip costing you, say, a month off your life. I love history so much I'd probably use up all my life years time travelling and die in ancient Sumer somewhere, 99 years old at 41 and content.
This is a fantastic premise for a novel!
@@buttercxpdraws8101 You might want to check out some of Gore Vidal's novels. However, he doesn't portray the lives of ordinary citizens, but he does describe scenes of 'daily life' to some extent. Most are available as PDFs for free online.
100% agree! That would be my dream
Even at the not so young age of 83 I would like to join you on your time travels: Sumer and Akkad, ancient Memphis ( to see how the great pyramid was really built), Troy, Athens during either the archaic or classical periods
Let me know when you settle on a price for the travel..
What currency should I bring?
@@johkkarkalis8860 Good choice, good sir. There is definitely room in my travel retinue for another traveller. And I suppose you better bring gold. That is one thing which has maintained value throughout history.
Endlessly fascinating, the history of ancient Rome.
It was described by the 5 "F's", flood, fire, famine, fever, and filth.
Fortunately there was much, much more to Rome.
For many "Rome" is empire, good and crazy rulers, gladiatorial combat, and legions on the move.
If I had my druthers I would program my time machine to whisk me back to the Regal period, from c.a. 753BCE to 509BCE, a period of myth, legend and history when the ancient Roman virtues were formulated.
Did king Ancus Martius really exist? Was the Republic established when Tarquin "Superbus" was kicked out of town?
From a minor town on the Tiber to a huge empire, it is a marvel.
Thanks for talks such as this.
Mary Beard is magnificent. Than you so much for all that you share with us, a people of the world.
Absolutely amazing video. I loved it from start to finish. I live in London but have visited Rome twice. Now I really want to go back again and see the things I missed. Hadrian's Villa for a start. Thanks Mary, for showing so much of Roman life.
My first visit to this incredible city was in 1984 and in addition to the remarkable architecture what was breathtaking was the way of life. In particular I remember early one morning walking through a square off the beaten path and saw three old women on a bench requisitioning some young boys on their way to school to go into a store to do their shopping. They were super fast and were given some coins as a thank you. All over you could see cooperation to make the daily challenges of living with bridges, cobbles and canals work for everyone. It made such a lasting impression as a model on community.
I discovered Mary beard and am eternally grateful to her ..love the programs
The Aquaduct is incredible
The Roman gift of organisation is amazing
It would be so amazing to randomly meet Mary Beard while she is out and about geeking out and sharing her history joy. I can’t even imagine how awesome that would be! 🎉
Loving your videos of roman sites in the UK. We visited all of these places in April 2023. My hubby is roman mad and we spent our honeymoon looking at all these sites. Being from Australia, we don't have anything quite as amazing as these sites over here. Thanks for making these videos, which are helping us reminisce.
Wonderful! I love listening to Mary. She’s so knowledgeable and also speaks with such enthusiasm and humour.
Mary Beard is a gem. Great video.
I love her!! And Dr Joanne Fletcher. Two of the best!
Mary Beard is just simply amazing at what she does
Awesome sharing of ancient knowledge of Rome!
Excellent and informative!
Amazing documentary. I studied 4 years of Latin in High School and enjoyed learning the History of Rome there and in College. I visited Rome and Pompey several times years ago. This documentary was like traveling without the current days hassles. Well done
Wonderful lesson, thanks, and greetings from Brazil.
I'm so glad I had some authentic Spanish olive oil on hand while watching this. Had me some with bread just now! Excellent quality and I will always buy oil from Spain.
Anything with Mary beard is an instant win!
Mary beard is a great historian. I love your videos. Brilliant video. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️.
Mary beard what a wonderful teacher
Mary Beard is undoubtedly the best!
So Interesting. I love these shows with Mary.
Mary is fantastic. She takes you back in time.
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Mary Beard. The world's history teacher!
That cup is so cool, I used to live near Cadiz
Mary Beard should make a frictional documentary: If Rome never fell!
Thank you very much for talking about the acueduct of Segovia ( Spain ). Beautiful place. ❤️
Thank you for your contents! Good to learn roman way of life.
love Mary Beard! We need to know this stuff
Love your explanations of Rome.
Another good one from Mary Beard. Thank you for this nugget of information.
Like this lady and how she presented history.
I love Mary🌟🌟 I would love if they could “show” us how these homes and towns would have looked like as well But I’m very thankful to see things I will never see in my life 💙🙏🏼
She has such passion and love for her subject. Wish she had been my instructor in college. I hated history, just strings of memorization.
Thank you for sharing this
The quality and manner of life completely depended on your status in society. Some had it incredibly well, with slaves looking after their every whim. Others barely managed to sell enough of their bodily labour to earn sustenance to survive. _'Some are born to sweet delight and some are born to endless night',_ as William Blake mused. And nowhere was it more self evident than Rome. The land of extreme haves and have nots...and what I wouldn't give for a time machine to see it all myself.
If you somehow managed to go back in time to vist , you'd most likely be murdered or enslaved within a few days as a barbarian. I think I'll pass on visiting
And as you were there living it we can take your word for it that it was just that binary and simple. Or are you a mind reader? Either way. It’s impressive.
@saffyjanes8875 🧂 salty. No, but unless he spoke ancient Greek or Latin, He would be considered Barbarian. That's not guesswork or me living there as you sarcastically put. That's a simple fact that has been stated in multiple documentaries over multiple decades on the roman empire. But enjoy your salt sandwich with extra salt
@@FixTheLanes Depends on your ability to do prior research and pick an accurate place and time of arrival, I guess. If you could pick the right place and time, there'd have to be opportunities for somebody with modern knowledge. Most likely in royal courts. You'd be a very valuable asset if you showed yourself able to do and make things way ahead of their time...and, of course, just as fast, you'd get killed, enslaved, imprisoned etc. if you arrived at the wrong time and place without preparation.
@@saffyjanes8875 Ranging from one to the other, not consisting of only one and the other.
Amazing. ...they had to deal with what was dealt to them. Simply amazing.
If Mary Beard is on i watch and listen 😊👍
She's such a good storyteller.
I love this!!!
Thank you for the net work( History Hit) and (time line) channel for sharing this remarkable documentary about Roman Empire's impact on air pollution ,road constructions, activation of commercial activities and encouragement of individuals and minor human groups to traveling faraway from the capital (Rome ) for discovering better lifestyle and settlement...while travelers carrying theirs problems and bad site's within themselves far from complicated Rome city lifestyle...it was smartness Roman empire policy at that ancient time... for running away from Roman political, economic, society crisis and criticality..
Wow. I thought that anthropocene (the era when the environment is significantly influenced by human activity) started in the 17th century. But this video shows that it actually started at least as early as the 1st century!! That's very revealing.
Those poor children. I wonder from what age they needed to work.
I have a 2 year old son, it makes me even more sad. I am happy for him and myself that we live in this day and age.
I always love Mary Beard's presentation style. Fantastic. "Olives, olives and more damned olives" an Epic statement. .o.😂
Thanks History Hit👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
🎁🕯🌟🕯🎁
Smart lady, wearing linen shirts frequently. A natural fiber worn everywhere historically, good in varying climates, cool in summer, surprisingly warm (as a layer) in winter; antibacterial, antifungal, anti-odor. Really excellent for travel, if you overlook the wrinkles. A super-fabric when compared with flimsy cotton. Probably the most common fabric worn by rich and poor alike, differing only in quality and fancy dyes.
The aqueduct in Spain is so beautiful, but so precarious looking (for Roman!). Looks like any tremor would see it tumbling!
Something about this old lady as the host I adore ❤❤
Mary Beard is simply amazing ,yet again.
I see Dame Mary Beard, I click.
Milestones were a great innovation. How many could read them? How literate were the populations?
The Roman Empire is fascinating. I wonder if Bar Kochba would have ever dreamed his people will outlive the Roman Empire and once again control Judea.
Truly brilliant
If I could go back in time,, I'd take antibiotics, A lot of local currency, an ability to understand and converse with the people, and a reliable way to transport back safely to today.
What would you bring back with you?
I would warn them about Arminius, the coming of the avars and the threat of the desert tribes of arabia.
I would bring back a bottle of guarum and roman wine and a copy of several lost texts :).
Anethsetic would be quite handy too
They would throw you to the lions
The moment we saw the aqueduct in Segovia my mind immediately flipped to "What have the Romans done for us?" "The aqueduct!"
And a few moments later Professor Beard said it! 😂
I have often wonder what it was like to be alive back then.....😮
I'd love to know if Mary Beard has ever watched the ITV comedy series Plebs, set in Ancient Rome, and if so I'd love to know what she thought of it.
Are my eyes sewing well?
A new documentary about Rome by Mary Beard! 😍
Yaaaaaay, I'm gonna watch it now and enjoy!!! 😍🤗😍🤗
The tiles where you walk at 21:40 have interesting shapes and I was wondering if it was a newer structure? I had heard the road tiles had five sides in a program long ago and was wondering why the difference?
Mary rocks.
I like her and Lucy Worsley
Dam. Okay! She gets it going! Let’s go!
Merci👍
Nice....
What a wonderful woman.
To me, the road system is really impressive. I mean, out of "the stone age" and into a place where you could find out exactly where you were by look at road signs and travel on a road and you could "...get to spain..." and the nice elderly lady said in the documentary.
Гледам от България. Субтитри на български език, моля!
Amazing 😍
I am a little surprised that, when talking about Italica, you focus so much on Hadrian when his predecesor, Trajano, was actually born and grew up until quite late there too.
At 29:30 we learn that Roman politics were less corrupt than in modern U.S.
37:35 Where did Cyprus go? The map even shows trade routes crossing the Island but not the Island itself…bizarre…🤨
Now i know why there's a saying "BANYAK JALAN MENUJU ROMA"
Means plenty ways/roads to get to Rome.
Hmmmm...interesting 😁
Excellent.yhx
Mary B doesn't just tell us about Rome. She illustrates how they felt, and thus why they tried to turn their Empire into an engine.
Archaeologists: highly respected dumpster divers.
Thanks for putting in the work, Mary.
Those legs look like they hurt.
The Via Domitia start North of Napoli, thank you I dd'nt know that road will take us all the way to Iberia.
Some of the olive trees in Italy and Greece are 2,000 years old.
Mary Beard . . . amazing woman.
I will bet there were VERY few, if any, mine collapses. The Roman engineers were nothing if not meticulous in their preparations to support the shafts. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be safe to go in there today.
1:28 what is this location?
Are those the ORIGINAL Vicarello gobelets from Palazzo Massimo alle Terme ? 😮😮😮