The Secret Histories of Rome with Mary Beard at the Lowry

Name: The Secret Histories of Rome with Mary Beard at the Lowry
Start: 2025-09-19T19:30:00
Location: Lowry

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor Last Updated 19 February 2025

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The Secret Histories of Rome with Mary Beard at Lowry, Salford 19 September 2025 Entrance is free — Visit now

Mary Beard is well known and loved for her ardent feminism and ability to articulate nuanced perspectives on histories we may think of as familiar. Join her at the Lowry for a look into the lesser known side of Ancient Rome. Forget Gladiator II, Mary will be taking an audience through the real life empire which was much more dramatic, violent and impassioned. Let her transport you back to an unnervingly familiar world as she explores the secret histories of Rome.

The Secret Histories of Rome with Mary Beard at Lowry, Salford 19 September 2025 Entrance is free Visit now

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