Meet The Romans Presented by Mary Beard As Seen On BBC2 DVD: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray Product Description Product Description We still live in the shadow of ancient Rome - a city at the heart of a vast empire that stretched from the North of England to Afghanistan, dominating the West for over 700 years. This fascinating history series, as seen on the BBC and presented by Professor Mary Beard, puts aside the stories of emperors and armies, guts and gore, to meet the real Romans living at the heart of it all. Episode 1 In episode 1 Mary asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome. She rides the Via Appia, climbs up to the top seats of the Colosseum, takes a boat to Rome's port Ostia and takes us into the bowels of Monte Testaccio. She also meets some extraordinary Romans: Baricha, Zabda and Achiba, three prisoners of war who became Roman citizens; and Pupius Amicus, the purple dye seller making imperial dye from shellfish imported from Tunisia. This is Rome from the bottom up.

Episode 2 In episode 2, Mary descends into the city streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. This Rome is not the marble Rome we know, but a vast, messy metropolis with little urban planning, where most Romans lived in high-rise apartment blocks with little space, light, or even sanitation. Forced outdoors into the city streets, she reveals where they went to hang out, get drunk, have sex and get clean. Episode 3 In this final episode, Mary delves even deeper into ordinary Roman life by going behind the closed doors of their homes. She meets an extraordinary cast of characters - drunken housewives, teenage brides, bullied children and runaway slaves - and paints a more dynamic, lusty picture of Roman family life. Finally, Mary paints a more nuanced picture of Roman slavery and asks why if it was such a brutal institution did many Romans choose to be buried with their servants - living cheek by jowl in death, as in life.

Sponsored Products Related To This Item (What's this?) Mary Beard: the way history is presented on television has undergone a "revolution" in the last ten years Thursday 8 October 2015 at 3:18PM The way history is presented on television has undergone a "revolution", says Mary Beard. The historian – who has fronted documentary series for the BBC on Pompeii and Caligula – drew particular reference to the presentation of history on BBC2 a decade earlier. "This is not meant as a criticism of any of the guys I'm about to name, but it was full of Simon Schama and David Starkey and Niall Ferguson." she told an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. "It's going to sound very gendered but there was a rather unitary rhetoric about how history should be delivered on TV and it tended to be rotund in its language and it tended to be, again, big guy talking about things that have conventionally been called 'big history'." But, according to Beard, things have moved on.

"I think there’s been a revolution on all levels in a very short time and the kind of stuff that people like Amanda Vickery has done about women, and now Amanda Foreman, and people looking at different sorts of history." Beard, whose new book SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome is out later this month, picked out one of her own series, 2012 documentary Meet the Romans, as "very much on the cusp" of the transition in how history is presented on television. "I remember we’d said to the BBC we’d do something – we’d use the epitaphs of ordinary people to talk about what the Romans were like and there was a slight drawing of breath. Do people really want to see tombstones? "When we delivered the programme they said, 'Oh, we could have had more of those.' In a way, actually the period of making that television programme was almost when things were changing." Meet the Romans with Mary Beard 1/3 - HD - YouTube Meet the Romans with Mary Beard 1/3 - HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading...

Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 16, 2013 Playlist : Meet the Romans with Mary Beard (TV Mini-Series 2012) - IMDb Meet the Romans with Mary Beard Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 22 titles created 13 Jul 2013 a list of 8 titles created 20 Mar 2014 a list of 49 titles created 24 May 2015 a list of 112 titles created 8 months ago a list of 29 titles created 4 months ago Title: Meet the Romans with Mary Beard (2012– ) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.

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We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Director: Paul Elston 17 April 2012 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Fabulous tour of early Rome. 6 June 2014 | by LeParas-1 (Germany) – See all my reviews Outstanding documentary, another great BBC documentary which sets standards for historical themed TV documentaries. Mary Beard is truly passionate about early Rome and it really comes through in her forensic study and explanation of one of the most overlooked groups of people ever. Ironically she explains more about how the majority of ordinary Romans actually lived than any other documentary or movie I've ever seen. It's a outstanding documentary, simple and explicative with the narration carrying you very well into roman culture. In this program, Mary asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome. Together with her expert guests MB really emphasizes the muck and the stench and the cramped conditions - it's radically different to the Hollywood presentation of posh blokes in togas. Mary Beard's Rome is a chaotic and dangerous place, where 'home' was just a bedroom where you slept alongside half a dozen other people.

All life went on in the streets, shops, eateries and baths, without any real form of policing (apart from when there was a big match on at the coliseum, and then the legions were dispatched to keep order so folk could go watch without their homes being looted...) Overall, MB presents an engaging selection of seemingly random snippets which build up to a surprisingly complete picture over all three episodes. She even uncovers a couple of Roman jokes which translate pretty well to modern times (although she needs to work on her delivery). The films don't restrict themselves to the city of Rome, either; plenty of evidence comes from other sites as far apart as the British Museum, Ostia and Herculaneum. The charcoal remains of home furniture, preserved by Pompeii's ashen outburst, are both rare and revealing. The filming leans towards the current trend of soft-focus blurry boundaries, an over-used effect -- but these programs aren't afflicted by a shrieking soundtrack of pointless helicopter shots. It's all much more down to earth! And where music is used.... it's appropriate. Mary Beard isn't the world's most glamorous presenter - if you care about such things -- but instead she speaks directly and with great understanding on a fascinating subject.

These three hours gave me plenty to mull over, as well as a greater understanding of this period of history. 9/10 Watch it!! 5 of 5 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Search Results - Entertainment Entertainment You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. Search Results for 'meet the romans with mary beard' Search Results for 'meet the romans with mary beard' - MSN the romans with mary... By using this service and related content, you agree to the use of cookies for analytics, personalised content and ads. Search Results - Entertainment - msn.com empire By using this service and related content, you agree to the use of cookies for analytics, personalised content and ads. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard 1/3 - HD - YouTube Meet the Romans with Mary Beard 2/3 - HD - Duration: 59:03. Cardo Maximus 131,553 views. 59:03 Meet the Romans with Mary Beard 3/3 - HD - Duration: 58: ...

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - BBC Two 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 Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - Wikipedia Meet the Romans with Mary Beard; Genre: Documentary: Written by: Mary Beard: Directed by: Hugo MacGregor: Presented by: Mary Beard: Composer(s) Matt Winch Andrew Hamilton Meet The Romans Presented by Mary Beard As Seen On BBC2 ... Buy Meet The Romans Presented by Mary Beard As Seen On BBC2 [DVD] at Amazon UK. Free delivery on eligible orders. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard (TV Mini-Series 2012) - IMDb With Mary Beard, Silvia Orlandi, Antoni Pugi Palerm, Greg Woolf. IMDb ... Title: Meet the Romans with Mary Beard (2012– ) 7.8 /10. Want to share IMDb's ... Meet the Romans, BBC Two, review - Telegraph Meet the Romans, BBC Two, review Isabel Mohan reviews Meet the Romans, BBC Two's documentary about the everyday Roman.

3 Mary Beard presents Meet the Romans Photo: BBC By Isabel Mohan 7:00AM BST 18 Apr 2012 ‘History is fun! The Romans might be old and dead but some of them were a right laugh! And sexy too!” seemed to be Professor Mary Beard’s approach to teaching us about Rome from the bottom up, in Meet the Romans on BBC Two. And what a surprisingly entertaining approach this proved to be. Beard, who lectures in Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, feels that everyone’s so obsessed with Rome’s ruling classes that nobody considers what the ancient equivalent of white van men and nail technicians were up to while all that fancy Empire stuff was going on. In this first episode of a three-part series, she delved into the lives of ordinary Romans with an infectious enthusiasm. Pootling around the city on her bicycle, Beard pored over ancient tombstones and translated them into modern and decidedly unstuffy terms. “My babe from Carnuntum,” read one, while another apparently described the ancient bones buried beneath it as “Mr Hot Sex”. Since very few people are fluent in Latin these days, we’ll just have to trust Beard on that one.

Of course, some of Beard’s discoveries were a little less sexy. She looked into how Roman citizens were given grain rations by the state, so that they could make their own bread – a perk of being accepted into Roman society that slaves and other immigrants saw as aspirational. We learned, also, that ordinary Romans were the first people to identify themselves by their profession rather than their family background – their jobs (from “female fishmonger” to “luxury coat designer”) were even listed on their graves. These days, purple is a colour beloved by teenaged goths and Prince, but in Roman times, it was special. So special, that one man’s grave revealed his job title to be simply “dyer of purple”. Another ordinary Roman, a former slave called Eurysaces who went on to make his fortune as a baker, took this trend a step further – and had himself buried under an enormous statue of a bread oven, which Beard wryly remarked was a bit like a premiership striker being laid to rest in a giant football boot. Mmm, classy.

Beard was keen to emphasise that, despite all the violence and political unrest that took place in the city – which Meet the Romans somewhat glosses over – Rome was the first truly multicultural city, where people from Asia, Africa and Europe could live together as citizens of the same state, amid an intoxicating array of languages, religions and cultures. Related Articles A Guide to British TV programs about ancient history ANCIENT WORLDS 10 Nov - 15 Dec 2010 / BBC2. Documentary series looking at all aspects of ancient civilisations from Ancient Iraq to Imperial Rome: (1) Come Together - the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece (2) The Age of Iron (3) The Greek Thing (4) Return of the King (Alexander the Great) (5) The Republic of Virtue (Ancient Rome I) (6) City of Man, City of God (Ancient Rome II). Presented by Richard Miles. ANCIENT WORLDS WITH BETTANY HUGHES 2004-11 (10 parts) / More 4, Channel 4. Watchable and informative history documentary series.

Episodes: (1) The Minoans. (2) Athens: The Truth About Democracy (2 pts). (3) Engineering Ancient Egypt. (4) Helen of Troy. (5) The Spartans (3 pts). (6) Alexandria: The Greatest City. (7) When the Moors ruled Europe. Written and presented by Bettany Hughes (see indiviual episodes below for details). DIGGING FOR BRITAIN 2012–date / BBC4. Archaeology series which visits the sites of current excavations all over the UK. Presented by Alice Roberts. 8 May 2011 / BBC1. Writer: Rhidian Brook / Director: Tony Mitchell. Disappointing CGI-based drama-documentary about the gigantic volcanic eruption in the Aegean sea that devastated the Isle of Thera and the Minoan civilisation on nearby Crete. Could this have been the origin of the Atlantis legend? Narrated by Tom Conti. ATLANTIS: THE EVIDENCE 2 June 2010 / BBC2 ("Timewatch").

Well-made and involving documentary proposing that the legend of Atlantis and its final inundation was based on an actual historical event - an earthquake and tidal wave that devastated the islands of Thera and Crete, severely weakening the Minoan civilisation. Presented by Bettany Hughes. BRITAIN'S STONE AGE TSUNAMI 30 May 2013 / Channel 4. Documentary about a tidal wave that swept the east coast of Britain 8000 years ago, and a look at the mesolithic communities that inhabited Doggerland, the huge area of land that linked the country to the rest of "Europe". Presented by Tony Robinson. THE CELTS: BLOOD, IRON AND SACRIFICE 5–19 Oct 2015 (3 x 60 mins) / BBC2. Documentary series about the origin and history of the ancient Celtic civilisation. Presented by Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver. A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN 9 Feb - 2 Mar 2010 (4x60 mins) /BBC2. Documentary series exploring the lives of the early inhabitants of Britain, from early Neanderthal man onwards.

Episodes: (1) Age of Ice (2) Age of ancestors (3) Age of cosmology (4). Age of Bronze. Written and presented by Neil Oliver. A HISTORY OF CELTIC BRITAIN Mar - Apr 2010 (4x60 mins) /BBC2. Documentary series continuing from where "A History of Ancient Britain" left off, and guiding us through the Iron Age to the period of the Roman occupation: (1) Age of iron (2) Age of warriors (3) Age of invasion (4) Age of Romans. Written and presented by Neil Oliver. OPERATION STONEHENGE: WHAT LIES BENEATH 11-18 Sep 2014 (2x60 mins) /BBC2. Documentary about Britain's most well-known prehistoric monument highlighting the latest research into the origin and purpose of the site. Including the discovery of a new buried structures, how the stones were transported, design principles and what it looked like in its heyday. ORKNEY'S STONE TEMPLE (A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN) 1 Jan 2012 (60 mins) /BBC2.

A vast site on the isle of Orkney is the location of a 5000-year old temple. Many important artefacts have also been uncovered and the program uses CGI to recreate how the temple might have looked in ancient times. Written and presented by Neil Oliver. ROMAN BRITAIN: A TIMEWATCH GUIDE 5 May 2015 (60 mins) /BBC2. A look at how public perception of Roman Britain, through the media, has changed over the years. Presented by Alice Roberts. SACRED WONDERS OF BRITAIN 30 Dec 2013 - 30 Jan 2014 (3 x 60 mins) / BBC2. Documentary series exploring pagan spirituality in ancient Britain through its millenia-old monuments. Presented by Neil Oliver. STONEHENGE 23 July 1954 (30 mins) / BBC ("Buried Treasure"). Very informative documentary, part of the "Buried Treasure" series of the 1950s, featuring expert studio discussion and a field report on the stones. Presented by Glyn Daniel.

STONEHENGE (A TIMEWATCH GUIDE) 27 Jan 2016 (60 mins) / BBC4 ("Timewatch"). Documentary about how knowledge and theories about Stonehenge have evolved over the last 70 years, drawing on film from the BBC archive. Presented by Prof. Alice Roberts. STONEHENGE (TIMEWATCH) 27 Sep 2008 (60 mins) / BBC2 ("Timewatch"). New archaeological research suggests that the UK's most famous ancient monument may have been a place where people came for healing. STORIES FROM THE DARK EARTH: MEET THE ANCESTORS REVISITED 1–22 May 2013 / BBC4. Documentary series higlighting aspects of ancient Britain: (1) Pagans of Roman Britain (2) Families of the Stone Age. (3) Sacred Women of the Iron Age. (4) The First Anglo-Saxons. 1994 - Date / Channel 4 The hands-on archaeology series has included several programs featuring ancient Briton sites: 7 Jan 1996: Cornwall.

A 2000 year old Iron Age underground chamber - a fogou - is the object of a dig in the west of Cornwall. 11 Jan 1998: Grevlake. A dig for an Iron-age settlement in Somerset. 24 Jan 1999: Cheddar Gorge. A dig for evidence of Palaeolithic human activity in Somerset. 7 Mar 1999: Kemerton, Worcestershire. An Iron-age settlement. 2000: Elveden. Excavation for an early Stone age site at a holiday camp in Suffolk. 2000: Flag Fen. Excavation for evidence of a bronze age settlement in Cambridgeshire. 2001: An Iron-Age Roundhouse on Salisbury Plain. Excavation of a site potentially containing evidence of Iron Age and Roman habitation. 2001: The Bone Cave, Alveston, Gloucestershire. Excavation of an underground chamber containing human and animal bones, and pottery. 2001: The Mystery of Mine Howe, Orkney.

Excavation of a prehistoric man-made chamber discovered by a local farmer in 199 on the isle of Orkney. 2002: Iron-Age Market, Helford. Dig at what were thought to be Iron'age hill-forts in Cornwall. 2002: A Prehistoric Airfield, Throckmorton. The team investigates a disused RAF airfield which looks as if it may be the site of an ancient Briton settlement. 2003: Peak District. Excavation of the site of a find of human bones in an underground cave in Derbyshire. 2003: Rescuing the Dead, Leven, Fife. Excavation of a Bronze-age cemetery in Scotland. 2004: The Crannog in the Loch, Loch Migdale. Excavation of a prehistoric site on the shores of a loch in Scotland. 2004: An Iron-Age Trading Centre, Green Island. Excavation of an important Iron-age port on an island in Poole Harbour, Hampshire. 2004: Human Footprints on a Mesolithic Foreshore, Goldcliff.

Stone-age artefacts are uncovered on the shore of the river Severn. 2004: From Iron-Age Rubbish Pits to a Roman Villa, Wittenham . Dig near an Iron-age hillfort in Oxfordshire. 2004: A Neolithic Cathedral? Northborough, Peterborough. Dig for stone-age remains in the Cambridgeshire fens. 2006: Sussex Ups and Downs, Blackpatch, Sussex. A search for a stone-age village hear Worthing. 2006: Scotch Broth, Applecross, Near Skye. A dig at the site of an Iron-age structure in north-west Scotland. 2007: In the Shadow of the Tor, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The latest scientific techniques are used to investigate the area around Rough Tor. 2008: Bodies in the Dunes, Outer Hebrides. Iron and bronze-age structures are revealed at Allasdale on the isle of Barra. 2008: From Constantinople to Cornwall, Padstow, North Cornwall. The team uncover evidence of a Romano-British settlement near the coast of Cornwall.

2009: Beacon of the Fens: Warboys, The Fens: A dig on a site in Norfolk which has yielded stone-age flints in the past. 2009: Heroes' Hill: Knockdhu, Co Antrim: An excavation of prehistoric defensive banks and ditches in Northern Ireland. 1 Jun 2009: The Secrets of Stonehenge: The latest excavations and archaeological research reveals a possible explanation for why Stonehenge was constructed in the first place. 7 Nov 2010: Commanding Heights: Dinmore Herefordshire: A dig for a vast Iron Age fort on Dinmore Hill. 6 Feb 2011: Reservoir Rituals: An excavation of the site of a newly drained reservoir on Dartmoor - exposing an ancient stone circle and other structures for the first time. 4 May 2011: Boudicca's Lost Tribe: The Story of the ancient Briton's famous warrior Queen. New information about the Iceni tribe is coming from an excavation at Caistor St. Edmund in Norfolk. 13 Jan 2013: A Capital Hill: An extensive and important early iron-age site on a hill near Cardiff.

27 Jan 2013: The Warriors: A Bronze Age burial site on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire. Presented by Tony Robinson. WALKING THROUGH TIME 6 Feb 2016 / Channel 4. Documentary investigating the huge flood that inundated the land bridge connecting ancient Britain with the rest of Europe 450,000 years ago. Presented by Dr Tori Herridge. ALEXANDRIA: THE GREATEST CITY 9 Apr 2011 / More 4 ("Ancient Worlds with Bettany Hughes"). Documentary about one of the three great cities of the ancient world  alongside Rome and Athens. Presented by Bettany Hughes. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS 13 Nov - 4 Dec 2003 (4 x 50 mins) / Channel 4. Big budget drama-documentary series using extensive computer graphics to bring to life events from ancient Egyptian history: (1) The Battle of Megiddo, (2) Tomb Robbers, (3) Murder in the Temple, (4) The Twins. There is an accompanying book, "Ancient Egyptians" by Anthony Gill.

ANCIENT EGYPT: LIFE AND DEATH IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS 22 & 29 Mar 2013 (2x60 mins) / BBC2. Part 1 of this documentary focuses on the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians as revealed by their artefacts and buildings - particularly the finds associated with the tomb of architect Kha and his wife Merit. Part 2 looks at their preparations for death and beliefs in the afterlife. Presented by Dr. Joann Fletcher. THE BLACK PHARAOHS 22 Oct 2004 (50 mins)/ BBC2 ("Timewatch") Documentary about the work of Dr. Viv Davies who claims that Ancient Egypt was under the rule of "black Pharaohs" from the province of Nubia around the year 800 BC. 2001 (100 mins) / Channel 4 Director: Nick Godwin / Producer: Emma Willis Fine drama-documentary about the illustrious queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII (r. 51-30 BC).

Intelligent and astute, her fate was ultimately bound up with that of the powerful Roman empire, and its leading figures, Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, both of whom fathered children by her. She committed suicide in 30 B.C., having suffered a decisive military reverse (with ally Mark Anthony) the previous year at the Battle of Actium. CLEOPATRA: A TIMEWATCH GUIDE 10 Feb 2015 (60 mins) / BBC4 Documentary about how the public's perception of the famous Egyptian Queen has changed over the centuries. Presented by Vanessa Collingridge. CLEOPATRA: PORTRAIT OF A KILLER 1 July 2013 / BBC4. Drama-Documentary about the way Cleopatra ruthlessly eliminated rivals to the throne with the help of her Roman allies. One victim was her sister Arsinoe who was initially exiled to Ephesus – in present day Turkey – then murdered by agents of the Queen.

19 Jan - 9 Mar 1983 (8 x 50 mins) / BBC2 Writer: Philip Mackie / Producer: Guy Slater Period drama series, set in Ancient Egypt, about the lives of the various Cleopatras who ruled during the Ptolemaic period from 145 - 35 BC. With:- MICHELLE NEWELL as Cleopatra, CHRISTOPHER NEAME as Mark Antony, ROBERT HARDY as Julius Caesar. EGYPT'S LOST QUEENS 4 Sep 2014 / BBC4 (60 mins). Documentary about the lives and influence of four women who ruled in ancient Egypt, including Hatshepsut and Arsinoe. Presented by Prof. Joan Fletcher. 11 June 2011 (60 mins) / More4. Documentary about Thutmosis III, famous for his many military campaigns. ENGINEERING ANCIENT EGYPT 31 Sep 2008 (120 mins) / More4. Documentary about architectural and engineering projects in the reigns of the pharaohs Khufu and Ramesses II.

IMMORTAL EGYPT (WITH JOANN FLETCHER) 4–25 Jan 2016 (4 x 60 mins) / BBC2. Documentary series about the ascent of ancient Egypt, from primitive farmers to pyramid builders. Presented by Prof. Joann Fletcher. KARNAK - A HIDDEN HISTORY 14 Jan 1996 (50 mins) / BBC2 ("Timewatch") Some of the world's top modellers get together to recreate the great ancient Egyptian temple complex of Karnak in Luxor - reputed to have originally taken 80,000 workmen over 2000 years to build. KING TUT - THE FACE OF TUTANKHAMUN 27 Nov - 18 Dec 1993 (4 parts) / BBC2 ("Timewatch") Writer and Narrator: Christopher Frayling. Documentary series about the life of Howard Carter, his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, its cultural impact on the world and the legendary curse which was supposed to have affected the tomb's finders.

Episodes: (1) The Great Adventure (2) Wonderful Things (3) The Pharaoh Awakes (4) Heads in the Sand - 1968. KING TUT'S TOMB: THE HIDDEN CHAMBER 19 Feb 2016 / Channel 5. Dir: Simon Chu / Prod: Oliver Twinch. Documentary about hidden chambers within the tomb of Tutankhamun. THE LOST CITY OF THE PHARAOHS 19 Feb 2016 (50 mins) / Channel 5. Documentary about attempts by Archaeologists to find the ancient Egyptian city of Pi-Ramesse, built in the reign of Ramesses II. THE LOST PYRAMID 29 Dec 2008 / Channel 4 Story of the excavation of the highest pyramid at Giza, originally commissioned by the 4th-dynasty Pharaoh, Djedefra. MAGIC OF THE MUMMIES / Channel 4. Drama-documentary exploring the ancient Egyptian's belief in the power of magic. An episode in the ten-part "Divine Magic" series". MATHS THROUGH HISTORY: THE EGYPTIANS ?

/ Channel 4 ("Schools"). An episode of the "Eureka" series for schools, mainly filmed at The Tutunkhamun Exhibition. 12 Dec 2004 / Channel 5 The story of the mummy Nesperennub, now found in the British Museum. Sep 1995 (3 x 60 mins) / C4 (Soul Purpose / Discovery). Producer & Director: Timothy Copestake / Exec. Producer William Cran. Documentary exploring the construction methods of the ancient Egyptians. Based on the book, "A Test of Time" by David M. Rohl. THE PHARAOH'S LOST CITY (TIMEWATCH) 26 Jan 2007 / BBC2 ("Timewatch") Producer : John Hayes-Fisher. Absorbing documentary bringing to light new information about the radical Pharaoh Akhenaten and his short-lived new capital, Amarna. Supported by Computer generated images of the city and dramatic reconstructions. Narrated by Michael Praed. THE PHARAOH WHO CONQUERED THE SEA 6 Jan 2007 (60 mins) / BBC4.

Archaeologists try to recreate an ancient Egyptian sea voyage to the fabled land of Punt, using a replica of the original ship - one of a fleet under the command of Queen Hatshepsut. PRIVATE LIVES OF THE PHARAOHS 200? (3 pts) / Channel 4. Documentary series about how the latest scientific techniques are shedding light on various aspects of ancient Egyptian life and culture: 1. The Fall of the House of Tutunkhamun: Why did the 18th dynasty of Pharaoh's which included the famous boy-king Tutunkhamun come to a sudden end 1500 years ago? 2. Lost City of the Pyramids: Who built the Pyramids at Giza and how and why did they do it? 3. Sex, Death and the Lotus: Could the pharmacological effects of the Blue Lotus flower explain why it is so often depicted in ancient Egyptian art? Drama-documentary about the the museum exhibition which staged a recreation of Tutunkhamun's tomb. 13 Nov 2008 - Jan 2009 (8 x 50 mins) / Channel 5. Producer: Dan Oliver.

How archaeology is shedding light on ancient Egyptian history and culture: (1) Screaming Man: Scientists investigate a 3000 year-old mummy whose burial breaks with ancient Egyptian tradition. (2) Scorpion King: Investigation of the tomb of a "pre-pharonic" ancient egyptian ruler. (3) Sphinx: A look at how and why this world-famous monument was built. (4) Cleopatra: Researchers uncover the truth behind the story of ancient Egypt's most famous queen. (5) Pyramids: The evolution of the pyramids in ancient Egypt. (6) Valley of the Kings: The site of the tombs of some of ancient Egypt's most illustrious rulers including Horemheb and Quenn Hatshepsut. (7) Rameses: The historical and architectural legacy of a great Egyptian Pharaoh. (8) Alexander's Tomb. SECRETS OF THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS 8–22 Jan 2015 (3 x 50 mins)/ Channel 5. Documentary series. A team of engineers investigates aspects of the structure of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Presented by Dallas Campbell.

SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS 2002 (50 mins)/ BBC2 Documentary about pyramid-building, as practiced by various ancient civilisations around the world, most notably the Mayans and the Ancient Egyptians - the famous pyramids of Giza are featured. SECRETS OF THE SPHINX REVEALED 12 Dec 2004 / Channel 5 Documentary unravelling the mysteries of the Sphinx. SECRETS OF THE VANISHING SPHINX 3 Feb 2011 / Channel 5 Documentary about how and why the Sphinx at Giza was built. SEVENTY MILLION ANIMAL MUMMIES – EGYPT'S DARK SECRET 11 May 2015 / BBC2 Documentary about the role of animals in the belief system of ancient Egypt – as revealed by 3-D scans of their mummies. SILVER PHARAOH MYSTERY: REVEALED 9 Dec 2010 / Channel 5 Documentary about the Life of the Pharaoh Psusennes I (1039-991 BC) - whose remains were discovered at Tanis by Pierre Montet in 1940.

SWALLOWED BY THE SEA: ANCIENT EGYPT'S GREATEST LOST CITY 15 Oct 2014 (60 mins) / BBC2 Documentary about the ancient city of Heracleion, inundated after subsidence caused the coastline to drop by over 20 feet. TIMEWATCH - PYRAMID: THE LAST SECRET 28 Mar 2009 / BBC2 Extraordinary documentary, using computer animation, exploring a compelling new theory by French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin which may explain how the great Pyramid at Giza was constructed. His well-researched ideas hinge on the use of two enormous stone ramps - one internal, one external, and an incredible pulley system which raised the huge stone blocks. Presented by Bob Brier. TREASURES OF ANCIENT EGYPT 9-23 Jan 2014 (3x55 mins) / BBC4. Quality "walk-and-talk" series exploring a variety of beautiful and fascinating ancient Egyptian art and crafts objects. Ep. 1 explores the earliest art; Ep.

2, art from the most opulent era including artefacts such as the portraits of Senwosret III, the golden mask of Tutunkhamun and the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri; Ep. 3 includes the giant statues of Ramses II and the treasures of Cleopatra. Presented by Alastair Sooke (see also, Treasures of Ancient Greece). TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN 1972 / BBC2 (50 mins). Very informative documentary tour of the British Museum's Tutankhamun exhibition of 1972. Presented by Magnus Magnusson. TUTANKHAMUN: MYSTERY OF THE BURNT MUMMY 10 Nov 2013 (50 mins) / Channel 4 ("Secret History"). Documentary about the discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb and evidence that the Mummy had been burned. TUTUNKHAMUN - SECRETS OF THE BOY KING: REVEALED 30 Oct 2007 / Channel 5. Documentary about the famous Egyptian Boy Pharaoh.

TUTUNKHAMUN: THE MYSTERY REVEALED 19 May - 9 June 2010 (x4) / Channel 5. An exploration of various aspects of the famous Pharaoh's life, using evidence provided by forensic techniques. Presented by Dr. Zahi Hawass. 26 Oct 2014 (60 mins) / BBC1. Documentary about the latest research on the Tutunkhamun mummy using CT scans and DNA analysis. Presented by Dallas Campbell. THE VANISHED CITY OF THE PHARAOH 4 Sep 2006 (60 mins) / BBC2 ("Lost Cities of the Ancients"). Documentary about the rediscovery of the "lost" ancient Egyptian harbour town of Piramesse, adopted Capital of Rameses II (1279 - 1213 BC). Two contemporary archaeologists, Manfred Bietak and Edgar Puschas, attempt to solve the problem of how the town vanished and why it was rediscovered in apparently "the wrong place". Comment: Available on DVD as "Lost Cities of the Ancients". WHO KILLED TUTUNKHAMUN?

8 Dec 2014 (50 mins) / Channel 5. How the latest forensics on the famous Egyptian mummy is shedding new light on the puzzle of Tutunkhamun's death. ANCIENT GREECE: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH 27 Aug – 10 Sep 2013 (3x60 mins) / BBC4. Documentary series about ancient Greek drama. Presented by Dr. Michael Scott. 21 - 28 July 2007 (2 pts) / Channel 4. Director: Anthony Thomas. Dramatised documentary about the origin of the Olympic games and how it compares to the modern version. ATHENS (BUILDING THE ANCIENT CITY) 20 Aug 2015 / BBC2. An exploration of the capital of Ancient Greece. Presented by Prof. Andrew Wallace Hadrill. ATHENS: THE TRUTH ABOUT DEMOCRACY 21 - 28 July 2007 (2 pts) / Channel 4. Director & Producer: Tony Copestake. The story of the the world's first democracy - Athens, ancient Greece. Written & presented by Bettany Hughes.

CITY BENEATH THE WAVES: PAVLOPETRI 9 Oct 2011 / BBC2. Director/Producer: Paul Olding. A team of archaeologists and divers makes new discoveries about the now-submerged ancient city of Pavlopetri, first rediscovered in 1967 off the south coast of Greece. The site has been computer-mapped and countless artefacts allow the team to build up a picture of the everyday life of its former inhabitants. Narrated by Philip Glenister. DELPHI: THE BELLY BUTTON OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 22 Nov 2010 / BBC4. Documentary about one of the most famous and influential oracles in the ancient world. It left us a famous inscription, "Know Thyeself", and remains a beautiful and popular tourist attraction. Presented by Michael Scott. GUILTY PLEASURES: LUXURY IN ANCIENT GREECE 25 Sep 2013 / BBC4. Documentary about the ancient Greeks' attitude to luxury. Presented by Dr. Michael Scott. SAPPHO: LOVE AND LIFE ON LESBOS 25 Sep 2013 / BBC4.

Documentary about the famous and controversial Greek writer, the first woman to make her mark in western literature. Presented by Margaret Mountford. THE SPARTANS 2010 (3 pts) / More 4 ("Ancient Worlds with Bettany Hughes"). The rise and fall of the aggressive and self-sacrificing Spartan civilisation. Written and presented by Bettany Hughes. TREASURES OF ANCIENT GREECE 8 - 22 Apr 2015 (3 x 60mins) / BBC4. 3-part documentary exploring the legacy of ancient Greek art – sculpture, painting, architecture etc. Presented by Alistair Sooke (see also, Treasures of Ancient Egypt). THE TWO THOUSAND YEAR OLD COMPUTER 10 May 2012 / BBC4. Outstanding documentary about the discovery of an ancient Greek mechanical device - the "Antikythera Mechanism" - used in its day for complex astronomical calculations. It is believed to have been conceived by Archimedes himself. 27 June & 4 July 2013 (2x60 mins) / BBC2. Documentary about the world of the Ancient Greeks and the legacy it has left.

Presented by Dr. Michael Scott. THE DARK LORDS OF HATTUSHA 6 Sep 2006 (60 mins) / BBC2 ("Lost Cities of the Ancients"). The war-like Hittites conquered all before them creating an empire to match that of the Ancient Egyptians. Their fortified capital - Hattusha - was built in the most remote of locations (Anatolia in northern Turkey), and was a masterpiece of civil and military engineering; It also contained one of the biggest libraries of the ancient world. So why did this great empire suddenly collapse and remain undiscovered by historians for so long? Comment: Available on DVD as "Lost Cities of the Ancients". GREAT CIVILISATIONS - MESOPOTAMIA 200? / Channel 4. Documentary exploring ancient Mesopotamia (3,500 BC), located between the present-day rivers Tigris and Euphrates. The city of Ur is brought to life using computer-generated reconstructions. FINDING BABYLON'S HANGING GARDEN 24 Nov 2013 / Channel 4 ("Secret History").

The researches of Oxford academic Stephanie Daly have shed new light on the origin, date and actual location of a famous wonder of the ancient world  for which there is no actual archaeological evidence. A VERY ENGLISH GENIUS: HOW MICHAEL VENTRIS CRACKED LINEAR B 6 Aug 2004 / BBC2 Superb drama-documentary about how a young architect, Michael Ventris, came to decipher "Linear B", the earliest known writing system in Europe. Documentary about ancient China using impressive computer graphics. CHINA: TREASURES OF THE JADE EMPIRE 18 Oct 2015 / Channel 4. Documentary about the tombs of the Han dynasty emperors. 1 July 2006 / Channel 4. Director: Nic Young / Producer: Lucy Van Beek. First-rate drama documentary about Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Emperor of China. His huge burial complex with its life-size terracotta army has become famous around the world. With: James Pax as the Emporer.

THE GREATEST TOMB ON EARTH: SECRETS OF ANCIENT CHINA 16 Oct 2016 (60 mins) / BBC2. Documentary revealing new insights into the origin of China from discoveries made at the famous Qin tomb (of terracotta warriors fame). Presented by Dr. Alice Roberts. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 1 Oct 2006 (2 hours) / Channel 4. Excellent drama-doc about the history of the building of the Great Wall of China. INDUS ("GREAT CIVILISATIONS") 200? / Channel 4. Exploration of the Indus civilization - circa 2500 BC - of present-day north Pakistan. Includes Computer-generated reconstruction of its great city. NEW SECRETS OF THE TERRACOTTA WARRIORS 8 Dec 2013 / Channel 4 ("Secret History") Director/Producer: Ian Bremner. A huge army of life-size replica soldiers made of terracotta was unearthed in China in 1974. Since then even more figures have been found and research has shed new light on why and by whom they were made.

ANCIENT ROME - THE RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE 2006 (6 x 60 mins)/ BBC1. Epic and wide-ranging drama series about key events in the history of the Roman empire. Covers the reigns of Nero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Vespasian, Constantine, and Honorius (who presided over the sack of Rome). CGI is used extensively to recreate the City of Rome, battle scenes etc. With: James D'Arcy, Geraldine James, Sean Pertwee, Michael Sheen, Catherine McCormack. ATTILA THE HUN ("Heroes and Villains") 13 Feb 2008 / BBC1. Writer: Tony Etchells / Director: Gareth Edwards / Exec. Producer: Matthew Barrett. Drama documentary about the king who united the "barbarian" tribes and became the scourge of the Roman Empire. The CGI battle scenes are hugely impressive. With Rory McCann as ATTILA. BORIS JOHNSON AND THE DREAM OF ROME 29 Jan 2006 (60 Mins) / BBC1. Writer & Presenter: Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson looks at what lessons the European Union (EU) could learn from the way the Romans ran their empire. 28 Sep 2003 (120 mins) / ITV1. Writer: Andrew Davis / Director: Bill Anderson / Producer: Mattthew Bird. Historical drama about Boudica, famous Queen of the ancient Briton Iceni tribe, and her armed revolt against the occupying Romans. With Alex Kingston as Boudica. BRITAIN'S LOST COLOSSEUM 20 May 2008 (50 mins) / BBC2 ("Timewatch"). The Romans built 25 amphitheatres for gladiatorial games  the largest in the fortress town of Chester in Northern England during the time of Vespasian. Archaeologists Tony Wilmott and Dan Garner lead the excavation of the site and "rebuild" the structure using computer animation. 1968 (6 pts) / b&w / ITV. Writer & producer: Philip Mackie. Historical drama series set during the turbulent period of Roman history from the reign of Augustus to that of Claudius.

With: Roland Culver, Eric Flynn, Andre Morrell, Barrie Ingham, Ralph Bates, Freddie Jones, Sonia Dresdel, Nicola Pagett. CAESAR'S BRIDGE - SECRETS OF THE ANCIENTS 9 Nov 1999 / BBC2 ("Secrets of the Ancients"). A team of experts attempt to simulate the building of a wooden bridge across the Rhine in only 10 days - a feat mananged by the army of Julius Caesar 2000 years earlier. Narrated by Robert Lindsey. CALIGULA WITH MARY BEARD 29 July 2013 / BBC2. "Walk and talk" documentary using existing historical evidence to reconstruct the life of the tyrannical Roman Emperor Caligula (AD 1241). CARTHAGE: THE ROMAN HOLOCAUST 200? / Channel 4. An exploration of the destruction of the ancient and wealthy city of Carthage, centre of a great civilisation. Written and presented by Dr Richard Miles. THE COLOSSEUM: ROME'S ARENA OF DEATH 2003 / BBC1.

Epic drama documentary inspired by an actual written account of a gladiatorial contest (by the poet Martial). It follows the life, training and combat in the arena of a Gladiator named Verus. Computer graphics are used to recreate the spectacle of the Colosseum. With ROBERT SHANNON as Verus, DEREK LEA as Priscus. THE COLOSSEUM - EMPIRES OF STONE (Pt. 1) 2001 (60 mins) / Channel 4. Director & Producer: Patrick Fleming. Started by the Emperor Vespasian and finished by his successor Titus, the Colosseum (in Rome) was the grandest and most elaborate amphitheatre the Roman empire had ever seen, seating 70,000 spectators. This documentary looks at the history of the building and the gladiatorial combat that took place in its arena.

Narrator: Sanjeev Bhaskar THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH 4 Sep - 9 Oct 1977 (6 x 30 mins) / BBC1 Writer: Bill Craig (based on the novel by Rosemary Sutcliffe) / Director: Michael Simpson / Producer: Pharic MacLaren. History drama series, set in the 2nd century A.D, about the search for the lost eagle standard of the IX legion. Starring Anthony Higgins. EDWARD GIBBON: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 1976 / BBC2 ("Chronicle"). History documentary challenging the myth that the Celts were a barbaric, uncivilised race. Presented by Magnus Magnusson. GLADIATOR GRAVEYARD (TIMEWATCH) 11 May 2007 / BBC2. Anthropologists have discovered an ancient mass grave in Turkey which has shed new light on how Gladiators fought and died. GLADIATORS: ROME UNWRAPPED 1 Feb 2011 / Channel 5.

Documentary about the opening gladiatorial games of the Roman Colisseum in 80 AD, with dramatised and computer-animated scenes. 28 Aug 2000 (50 mins) / BBC2 (The Romans) Producer / Director Alan Erieva. Documentary about Gladiators and how their roles reflected the beliefs and values of Roman society itself. Presented by Terry Jones. THE GRANDEUR THAT WAS ROME: THE SKELETON OF AN EMPIRE 1960 / BBC Documentary about the legacy left by the Roman empire. Presented by (Sir) Mortimer Wheeler. 19 July 2008 (60 mins) / BBC2. Director & Producer: John Trefor. Documentary about one of the greatest of the Roman Emporer's. Written and presented by Dan Snow 26 Jan 2007 / BBC2. Director & Producer: James Hayes. Documentary about the 74 mile-long fortified stone barrier in Scotland built by the Romans to protect their northern border. Less than 1% has been excavated by archaeologists but even this has unearthed some intriguing findings. Presented by Julian Richards.

2005 / Channel 5. Director & Writer: Richard Bedser / Exec. Producer: Anthony Geffen. Quality drama-doc about the great Carthaginian General, Hannibal, with impressive CGI special effects and animations. His army's crossing of the Alps and annhilation of the Roman forces at Cannae remains one of the greatest military feats of all time. However, after a long campaign he was defeated by Scipio at Zama and eventually committed suicide. I, CLAUDIUS 20 Sep - 6 Dec 1976 / BBC2. Writer: Jack Pulman (based on the novels of Robert Graves) / Director: Herbert Wise / Producer: Martin Wisemore. Brilliant, award-winning historical drama series set in ancient Rome during the succesive reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius. Starring: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Sian Philipps, Brian Blessed, George Baker etc. JULIUS CAESAR AND THE DRUIDS: REVEALED 19 Aug 2008 / Channel 5 Director / Producer: Andrew Chater.

Documentary about the priestly class of the ancient Britons, who resorted to ritual sacrifice in their attempts to repel the Roman invaders by magical means. 10 Feb 2011 / Channel 5. The rise and fall of one of ancient Rome's most famous emperors. MARY BEARD'S ULTIMATE ROME: EMPIRE WITHOUT LIMIT 27 Apr – 18 May 2016 (4x60 mins) / BBC2. Walk-and-talk documentary about the rise and fall of ancient Rome. MEET THE ROMANS WITH MARY BEARD 17 Apr - 3 May 2012 (3 x 60 mins) / BBC2. Series examining Ancient Rome from the perpective of ordinary citizens of the time. Presented by Professor Mary Beard. MOTHERS, MURDERERS AND MISTRESSES: EMPRESSES OF ANCIENT ROME 29 May - 12 June 2013 (3 x 60 mins) / BBC4.

Series looking at the lives of influential women during the time of the Roman empire, including Livia (wife of Augustus), Messalina (wife of Claudius), Caenis, Julia Domna (wife of Severus), Helena (mother of Constantine). Presented by Professor Catherine Edwards. THE MYSTERY OF THE CROSSRAIL SKULLS 24 Apr 2016 / Channel 4. Documentary about a find of human skulls dating back to Roman times, at Liverpool Street Station, London. THE MYSTERY OF THE HEADLESS ROMANS 2006 ? / BBC2 ("Timewatch"). Series Producer: Ian Potts. Documentary exploring how archaeologists solved the mystery of the decapitated skeletons of 30 Roman soldiers, uncovered in the back garden of a house in York, northern England. THE MYSTERY OF THE ROMAN TREASURE 26 Dec 2008 / Channel 4 (A "Timewatch" special). An investigation of the Sevso treasure - a valuable collection of Roman silver vessels - which is claimed to have been exported illegally from its country of origin. Presented by Tony Robinson.

ON HANNIBAL'S TRAIL 19 July - 23 Aug 2010 (6 x 30 mins) / BBC4. Series combining ancient history with a cycling tour of Spain and Italy. Danny, Ben and Sam Wood follow the route of the Carthaginian General Hannibal, who led an invading army against the Romans. 14 Aug 2007 / Channel 5. Director: Laurence Vulliamy / Producer: Edwina Silver. Documentary about a recent archaeological excavation of the site of Pompeii, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. POMPEII: LIFE AND DEATH IN A ROMAN TOWN 14 Dec 2010 / BBC2. Using forensic techniques, Professor Mary Beard presents a view of life in Pompeii when it was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. POMPEII: NEW SECREST REVEALED WITH MARY BEARD 3 Mar 2016 / BBC1. Documentary, based on up-to-date research, revealing more about the lives of those who died during the fateful eruption.

POMPEII: THE LAST DAY 20 and 26 Oct 2003 / BBC1. Impressive drama-doc (using Computer graphics, filmed scenes and dramatic episodes) telling the story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the subsequent detruction of the nearby Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Narrated by Alisdair Simpson. Starring: Jonathan Firth. Series 1 (11 x 50 mins): Nov 2005 - 11 Jan 2006. Series 2 (10 x 60 mins): 10 Jun - 12 Aug 2007. Visually impressive, though uneven, big-budget historical drama series set in Ancient Rome. With: Kenneth Cranham, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson. ROME: A HISTORY OF THE ETERNAL CITY 5 - 19 Dec 2012 / BBC2. A history of the influence of religion, both pagan and Christian, on the history of Rome. Presented by Simon Sebag. ROME (BUILDING THE ANCIENT CITY) 27 Aug 2015 / BBC2.

Documentary about the capital of the Roman empire, the first city with a population of over a million people. Presented by Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill. 9 Dec 2012 / BBC1. Director/Producer: Jeff Wilkinson. Dan Snow and archaeologist Sarah Parcak search for lost ancient Roman towns and other structures using the latest satellite technology combined with traditional archaeological methods. ROME: THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPERPOWER 24 Oct - 7 Nov 2014 (4x50 mins) / Channel 5. Documentary series about the development of the ancient Roman empire. Presented by Larry Lamb. ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY 20 Jan - 24 Feb 2011 (6 pts) / Channel 4. A team of modern day builders attempts to construct a Roman villa using only the technology and materials available in ancient times. SECRET HISTORY - THE LOST LEGIONS OF VARUS 2001 / Channel 4 Director: Tony Bulley.

Documentary about the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest in Northerm Germany in 9 A.D., which led to the annihilation of 3 Roman legions (under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus) by an alliance of Germanic tribes. 5 Feb 2015 / Channel 5 Documentary about the engineering involved in the famous Roman amphitheatre. Presented by Dallas Campbell. THE SECRET TREASURES OF ZEUGMA 9 Nov 2000 (50 mins) / BBC2 (Horizon). Documentary about Archaeologists' attempt to save valuable Roman artefacts from a site in eastern Turkey. 29 Feb 2008 (60 mins) / BBC2. Writer: Colin Heber / Director & Producer: Tim Dunn. Drama-Documentary about the famous slave revolt against the Romans in 79 AD. Starring Anthony Flanagan. TERRY JONES'S BARBARIANS 2006 (4 parts) / BBC2. A documentary series looking at Roman history from the perspective of those civilisations which they came into conflict with.

The cultural and technical acheivements of the Celts, Goths, Persians and Vandals are put under the spotlight. Presented by Terry Jones. 1994 - Date / Channel 4 Archaeology series which conducts excavations all around Britain - frequently uncovering Roman sites: 23 Jan 1994: On the Edge of the Empire. An excavation at Ribchester, Lancashire on the northern frontier of the Roman empire. 29 Jan 1995: The Archbishop's Backgarden. A dig in the gardens of Lambeth Palace in London in search of a Roman road. 11 Feb 1996: Lavenham. A dig in Suffolk follows up a find of a hoard of hundreds of pieces of Roman pottery, jewellery and coins. 25 Jan 1998 & 28 Feb 1999: Turkdean. Live excavation of a Roman villa complex. 10 Jan 1999: Papcastle, Cumbria. Excavation of a Roman fort site. 14 Feb 1999: Beauport Park, East Sussex.

Excavation on the site of a Roman bath-house - with the hope of finding other structures nearby. 2000: Cirencester: The Mosaic at the Bottom of the Garden. Excavation to find remains of the old Roman town of Corinium. 2000: Birdoswald. Excavation of a Roman town and cemetery in Cumbria. 2000: York. An excavation covering 3 different periods - including Roman. 2001: The Celtic Spring, Llygadwy, Wales. Excavation around a natural spring which has been the site of a significant find of Roman coins and other artefacts. 2001: A Waltham Villa, Gloucestershire. The team searches for a Roman villa near Cheltenham. 2001: The Inter-City Villa, Basildon, Berkshire. The team excavates the site of two Roman floor mosaics - discovered previously in the early 19th century. 2002: The Romans Panic, Lincolnshire. Dig at the site of Roman remains at Ancaster. 2002: A Lost Roman City, Castleford. A dig for Roman remains in Yorkshire.

2002: Steptoe et Filius, Isle of Wight. A dig for a high-status Roman dwelling at Yaverland. 2002: Londinium, Edge of Empire. A City of London dig in search of the old Roman city. 2003: Mosaics, Mosaics, Mosaics, Dinnington. A Somerset has uncovered a Roman mosaic floor under his pigsties which leads to a Time Team excavation. 2003: Death in a Crescent, Bath. Excavation of a Roman site at the famous Royal Crescent. 2003: A View to a Kiln, Sedgefield. Aerial photos reveal what may be the site of Roman town near Sedgefield. 2004: A Roman Bath House and an Edwardian Folly, Whitestaunton. A medieval manor house in Somerset is the site of a dig for a possible Roman villa. 2004: The Roman Fort that Wasn't There, Syndale. The team excavates the grounds of a hotel in Kent for evidence of a Roman fort. 2004: Cranborne Chase, Dorset.

Dig at a site showing evidence of habitation from Iron-age to post-Roman times. 2004: Back-Garden Archaeology Revisiting a Roman Villa, Ipswich. A Roman villa is uncovered beneath the back gardens of an East-Anglian city suburb. 2005: Fighting on the Frontier, Drumlanrig, Dumfries and Galloway. A search for the remains of a Roman fort in Scotland. 2005: Going Upmarket with the Romans, Standish, Gloucestershire. A search for a lost Roman villa. 2005: The Puzzle of Pickett's Farm, South Perrott, Dorset. A find of Roman brooches and coins in a field leads to a dig for the ruins of a temple. 2005: Tower Blocks and Togas, South Shields, Tyneside. A dig to uncover a Roman cemetery in the north-east of England. 2006: Villas Out of Molehills, Withington, Gloucestershire. A dig on the site of a Roman villa in the Cotswolds. 2006: The Boat on the Rhine, Utrecht.

The team travels to Germany to dig for a Roman barge on the banks of the Rhine river. 2006: Early Bath, Ffrith, North Wales. A dig at the site of a Roman building in Wales. 2006: The Taxman's Tavern, Alfoldean, Sussex. The search for a Roman settlement in Sussex. 2007: There's No Place Like Rome, Blacklands, Somerset. The team dig around the site of existing Roman structures near Bath. 2007: The Druids' Last Stand, Anglesey. Excavation a Y Werthyr for Iron age remains - and a glimpse through time at the the Roman destruction of an ancient Druid culture. 2007: A Port and Stilton, Stilton, Cambridgeshire. The team conduct a dig in Cambridgeshire - the site of hundreds of finds of Roman and neolithic artefacts. 2007: Road to the Relics, Godstone, Surrey. A dig in a large field for what may be a Roman religious site. 2008: Street of the Dead, Binchester, County Durham. A dig around the site of a Roman fort near Bishop Auckland.

2008: 5000 Tons of Stone, Hamsterley, County Durham. A dig at a site of uncertain ancestry though it may be of Roman origin. 2008: The Romans Recycle, Wickenby, Lincolnshire. A site which has formerly revealed many artefacts - Roman, Iron-age and Anglo-Saxon. 2008: Mysteries of the Mosaic, Coberley, Gloucestershire. A dig beneath a mosaic floor on farmland in Gloucestershire. 4 Jan 2009: The Trouble with Temples. Friar's Wash, Hertfordshire: The team unearths an important roman temple complex in Hertfordshire. 25 Jan 2009: Toga Town. Caerwent, S. Wales: An excavation in Caerwent, Monmouthshire, site of one of the best preserved roman towns in Britain. 22 Feb 2009: Mystery of the Ice-cream Villa. The team excavates a plot in Colworth, Bedfordshire, for evidence of Roman occupation. 2010: Piercebridge.

A site in a shallow part of the river Tees which has previously yielded many Roman artefacts. 2010: Rooting for the Romans. Bedford Purlieus Wood, Cambridgeshire. A woodland dig that uncovers some significant Roman buildings including a bath house. 19 May 2010: Cunetio, Wiltshire. The Team investigates the site of the Roman town of Cunetio - famous as the source of the largest ever Roman coin hoard found in Britain. 31 Oct 2010: There's a villa here somewhere: Litlington, Cambridgeshire. The team dig for a large Roman villa after following a lead from a 19th century map. 2011: Romans on the range. High Ham, Somerset. A dig on an army firing range reveals several Roman villas. 13 Mar 2011: Under the gravestones. Cambridgeshire. The team dig in the graveyard of St. Kyneburgha's Church in Castor, Cambridgeshire, in the hope of finding Roman artefacts including a mosaic floor. 2012: Dig by wire. Gateholm Island, Pembrokeshire.

A Welsh island (which has previously yielded Roman artefacts) reveals further evidence of habitation going back to the mesolithic period. 2012: Rome's Wild West, Caerleon, S. Wales. A dig at one of the best-preserved Roman sites in Britain reveals more significant structures. 6 Jan 2013: Brancaster, Norfolk. Excavation of the site of a former Roman shore fort. 17 Feb 2013: Mystery of the Thames-side Villa. A field in southern Oxfordshire, a source of ancient artefacts - is excavated for evidence of a Roman habitation. Presented by Tony Robinson. Meet The Romans With Mary Beard Next Episode Air Date & Meet The Romans With Mary Beard Air Dates S01E01 - All Roads Lead to Rome Air Date: 17 April 2012 21:00 - Sorry, but right now we don't have any sources for this episode. S01E02 - Streetlife Air Date: 24 April 2012 21:00 - Sorry, but right now we don't have any sources for this episode.

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Take your countdown whenever you go Mary Beard hits back at AA Gill ‘ugly’ jibes in Meet The Romans review | Metro News Mary Beard hits back at AA Gill ‘ugly’ jibes in Meet The Romans review Rachel Tarley for Metro.co.uk Tuesday 24 Apr 2012 10:30 am Classicist Mary Beard has hit back at TV critic AA Gill, after he called her unattractive in his recent review of Meet The Romans With Mary Beard. Gill complained that Mary’s teeth looked like they belonged to corpses (Picture: BBC) AA Gill, who has made a habit of insulting people in his Sunday Times TV criticism column, branded Mary a ‘disaster’ in the looks department, claiming that her teeth, hair and dress sense were not suitable for television. But now it’s Gill’s turn to come under criticism, after Beard hit back with a piece in the Daily Mail, calling the writer ‘an odious little twit’ and slamming his apparent inability to judge a woman on anything but her looks.

She wrote that the review was ‘a straight case of pandering to the blokeish culture that loves to decry clever women, especially ones who don’t succumb to the masochism of Botox and have no interest in dyeing their hair. ‘It’s a case of mistaking prejudice for being witty and provocative. And it’s very easy to find yourself thinking: “What an odious little twit!”‘, she added. Gill had written about Beard in his weekly column after watching the first episode of Meet The Romans With Mary Beard, a BBC2 programme presented by the fellow as Newnham College, Cambridge. AA Gill has been attacked by Twitter users for his comments (Picture: ES) ‘For someone who looks this closely at the past,’ he wrote, ‘it is strange she hasn’t had a closer look at herself before stepping in front of a camera. ‘Beard coos over corpses’ teeth without apparently noticing she is wearing them.‘From behind she is 16; from the front, 60. The hair is a disaster, the outfit an embarrassment.‘This isn’t sexist or beside the point.

If you’re going to invite yourself into the front rooms of the living, then you need to make an effort.’ VIDEO: Watch the trailer for Meet The Romans here Twitter users have joined in their support of Mary, with fans calling AA Gill a ‘bully’ and branding his column ‘sexist, ageist nonsense’. After Gill called BBC presenter Clare Balding, who is openly gay, a ‘dyke on a bike’ last year, she took to Twitter to say: ‘I like to think he’s intimidated by us. Sad, really, that he’s incapable of assessing women in an intelligent manner.’ Meet The Romans With Mary Beard continues tonight at 9pm on BBC2. More

Question: Who presented Meet the Romans on TV?
Answer: MARY BEARD