Mary Beard

Mary Beard

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Mary Beard is a renowned British classicist and historian, celebrated for her accessible writings and insights into ancient Rome. She recently commented on the ongoing efforts to decipher the Herculaneum papyri, cautioning that despite the excitement surrounding these discoveries, they have not yet substantially altered our understanding of the ancient world.

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Mary Beard is a celebrity classicist known for her clever and companionable television shows about the classics.

The Hewitson Profile: Historian Mary Beard takes Michele Hewitson on a pub crawl
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-06-23
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Mary Beard explains in her wonderful book about the Parthenon, perhaps the most recognizable building in Europe.

El verdadero peligro para Europa está dentro de sus fronteras | Internacional
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-12-17
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Mary Beard is mentioned as a contrasting figure to Brigitte Bardot in the context of Mediterranean culture.

A refreshing alternative to the Mediterranean
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-12-13
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Mary Beard will chair the jury for the 2026 Booker Prize.

Букерівська премія опублікувала склад журі 2026 року
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2025-12-12
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Mary Beard critiques the BBC's approach to impartiality in journalism, emphasizing the need for judgment.

Necesitamos una realidad compartida: Hannah Arendt, el antídoto contra los hechos alternativos | Ideas
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-11-23
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Mary Beard complains she can’t go into a party in DC without being asked which Roman emperor Trump most resembles.

Donald Trump’s plan to make America beautiful again – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-09-09
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Mary Beard is a well-known British ancient historian who reports on the environmental impacts of Roman civilization.

Die Römer: Umweltsünder ohne schlechtes Gewissen
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-08-19
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Mary Beard discusses the Roman approach to gambling and its relation to risk and uncertainty.

Por qué los dioses retrasaron la llegada de la probabilidad matemática (y cómo un juego de azar desató la teoría)
El Deber·BoliviaBolivia· 2025-07-29
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Prof Dame Mary Beard of Cambridge University has described the technology as potentially 'transformative' to our study of past events.

Gaps in what we know about ancient Romans could be filled by AI
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-24
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Mary Beard is a world-renowned classicist and professor at the University of Cambridge, focusing on ancient Rome.

Britų istorikė Mary Beard knygoje „SPQR“ keičia suvokimą apie senovės Romą | Kultūra
15min – major Lithuanian news website·LithuaniaLithuania· 2025-02-20
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Mary Beard criticized the recent discoveries from the Herculaneum papyrus project.

¿Por qué Elon Musk está fascinado con los papiros de Herculano, uno de los grandes misterios de la antigüedad? | Cultura
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-02-11
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