Mary Beard is Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has worldwide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, Confronting the Classics, SPQR, Women & Power and most recently, Emperor of Rome. She has made numerous television series and her books have been published in over thirty languages.
'[Mary Beard is] the best in the business' - Dan Snow 'Excellent ... an invigorating guide' - Kathryn Hughes 'Beautifully produced and elegantly written ... utterly compelling' - Linda Hogan 'Enthralling' - John Carey '[Beard] has always had the sharpest eyes for telling detail and colourful anecdote' - Sunday Times