Mary Beard Warns Against Excessive Reverence for Ancient World

Renowned classicist Mary Beard argues that while antiquity offers valuable lessons, it also contains nasty elements like slavery and misogyny that should not be ignored.

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Mary Beard: 'Slavery, misogyny ... the ancient world has got some pretty nasty stuff'

Renowned British classicist Mary Beard says we can all still learn from antiquity, but warns against excessive reverence.

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