Author guide
Mary Beard Books in Order
Mary Beard is professor emerita of classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Her work ranges from scholarly studies of Roman religion and society to accessible histories of Rome, classical art, cultural memory, and the continuing influence of antiquity.
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Mary Beard's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
The broadest accessible introduction to Beard's history of Rome.
Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town
An approachable entry focused on ordinary life in the ancient world.
Read in order
Books by series
publisher-series · ongoing
Wonders of the World
Harvard University Press series of books on famous monuments and sites; Mary Beard served as general editor.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- The Good Working Mother's GuideAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1989
Nonfiction (9)
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Classics: A Very Short IntroductionAmazon ↗reference · 1995
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The Invention of Jane HarrisonAmazon ↗biography · 2000
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Classical Art: From Greece to RomeAmazon ↗art-history · 2001
- Pompeii: The Life of a Roman TownAmazon ↗
popular-history · 2008
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It's a Don's LifeAmazon ↗memoir · 2009
- SPQR: A History of Ancient RomeAmazon ↗
popular-history · 2015
- Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of FaithAmazon ↗
art-history · 2018
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Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the ModernAmazon ↗art-history · 2021
- Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman WorldAmazon ↗
popular-history · 2023
Essays and speeches (4)
Edited works (1)
- Pagan Priests: Religion and Power in the Ancient WorldAmazon ↗
edited-collection · 1990
