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Biography
Dame Winifred Mary Beard is an English classicist specialising in Ancient Rome. She is a trustee of the British Museum and formerly held a personal professorship of classics at the University of Cambridge. She is a fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature.
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Awards & recognition
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2019
- honorary doctorate · 2017
- Medlicott Medal · 2017
- Bodley Medal · 2016
- Princess of Asturias Awards · 2016
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- Wolfson History Prize · 2009
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fellow of the British Academy
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
- honorary doctor of the Open University of Catalonia
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Filmography9 titles
Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard
2024as Self - Presenter
2024as Self - Presenter
Julius Caesar Revealed
2018as Presenter
2018as Presenter
The Grand Tour
2016as Self
2016as Self
W1A
2014as Self
2014as Self
Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
2016as Self - Presenter
2016as Self - Presenter
Caligula with Mary Beard
2013as Self - Host
2013as Self - Host
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
2012as Self - Presenter
2012as Self - Presenter
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
2017as Self
2017as Self
Question Time
1979as Self - Panellist
1979as Self - Panellist