“One of its (civilisations) most powerful weapons has always been 'barbarity': 'we' know that 'we' are civilised by contrasting ourselves with those… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
I'm exploring the long history of women, first of all, being silenced and, secondly, not being taken seriously in the political and… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
One of the great things about history is that it sort of isn't a done deal - ever. The historical texts and… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
All religions throughout history have been concerned about - and have sometimes fought over - what it means to represent God, and… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
History is how we have learnt to think about ourselves. It's not as though the Greeks and Romans are static entities out… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
“Roman history also demands a particular sort of imagination. In some ways, to explore ancient Rome from the twenty-first century is rather… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
Greek myths, early Roman history, is configured around violence against women. And I think we need to get in there, get our… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
The history of art is not just the history of artists; it is also the history of the people who viewed art.… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
“Yet historians still start their books with a ritual lament about 'the sources' and their inadequacy. The lament is not entirely insincere… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
I receive something we might euphemistically call an 'inappropriately hostile' response - that is to say, more than fair criticism or even fair anger… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
We have never escaped a certain male cultural desire for women's silence. — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
“we have no template for what a powerful woman looks like, except that she looks rather like a man.” — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
“(In the Afghan parliament, apparently, they disconnect the mics when they don’t want to hear the women speak).” — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
I've chosen to be this way because that's how I feel comfortable with myself. That's how I am. It's about joining up the dots… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
People who exploit others come to spend an enormous amount of energy wondering about and justifying that exploitation. — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
Wherever possible, I try to see things from the other side of the dividing line and to read civilisation 'against the grain.' — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
I remember plastering the kitchen with Black Power pictures of Angela Davis. — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
“thinking about power as an attribute or even a verb (‘to power’), not as a possession.” — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
If women are not perceived to be fully within the structures of power, surely it is power that we need to redefine rather than… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
