Author

Mary Beard

21 books, mostly history, for Profile Audio and Tantor Audio, 2013–2026

Mary Beard is a British classicist, historian, and internationally bestselling author known for accessible, wide-ranging books about the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. A professor emerita of Classics at the University of Cambridge and longtime Classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement, she has written works including SPQR, Women and Power, Twelve Caesars, Emperor of Rome, and Talking Classics.