Mary Beard in front of the Ara Pacis, Rome. Mary in Largo Argentina, Rome, where Julius Caesar’s assassination took place. 'Relief of Rape of the Sabine Women', Roman Forum, Rome.

speaking at the city's landmark Ara Pacis altar in the presence of Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and of the director of the Capitoline Superintendence Claudio Parisi Presicce. The Rome-based luxury ...