About the IAPP

Cambridge Classics Professor Emerita and Fellow of Newnham College Mary Beard is known across the world. She has written numerous books including the prize-winning “Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town,” best-selling “SPQR – A History of Ancient Rome” and the highly-acclaimed “Women and Power” and “Twelve Caesars - Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern,” all of which have been translated into multiple languages.

Mary is a regular media commentator and has presented several BBC Radio and TV series on history and culture including “Meet the Romans,” “Civilisations,” “The Shock of the Nude,” “Meet the Roman Emperor” and “Being Roman with Mary Beard.” Mary also writes a thought-provoking blog, “A Don's Life.”

Mary was made a Dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2018 for services to Classical scholarship and is a trustee of the British Museum. Her latest book, “Emperor of Rome,” explores one of the most extraordinary roles in history. She has recently launched a podcast, “Instant Classics,” where she discusses all things ancient (and modern) with her co-host, Guardian journalist Charlotte Higgins.