Mary Beard and David Mitchell – On Rulers and Power (Summer Repeat)

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Aug 21, 202675:59Society & Culture

Cambridge Professor Mary Beard has done more than anyone to bring the world of ancient Rome to life again. Comedian David Mitchell once studied history and won’t let it off the hook for the mess it’s made of everything....

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