S1.E1 ∙ All Roads Lead to Rome Mon, Apr 16, 2012 Beard takes the Via Appia to Rome to show the lives of ordinary citizens in imperial times. 7.2 /10
S1.E2 ∙ Streetlife Mon, Apr 23, 2012 Mary heads into the streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex, and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Oddly enough, the poorer you were, the higher you lived, with little space, light, or sanitation. 7.2 /10
S1.E3 ∙ Behind Closed Doors Mon, Apr 30, 2012 To learn about their family life, Beard looks at the thousands of tombstones of ordinary Romans, their children and slaves. 7.3 /10
