Mary Beard answers 'which Roman Emperor is Donald Trump most like?' | The Today Podcast

Amol and Nick are joined by the eminent classicist Dame Mary Beard. They discuss whether world leaders like can be compared to Roman leaders, if the Romans really did teach us anything and if looking back at history makes us feel better about the world now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe and 🔔 to BBC Sounds YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/bbcsounds?s... Listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00... Find more episodes of The Today Podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0... News playlist:    • News on Sounds   Fresh on BBC Sounds playlist:    • Fresh on BBC Sounds   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #DonaldTrump #KamalaHarris #MaryBeard #RomanEmpire Mary Beard on whether Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are like Roman Emperors? | The Today Podcast We are BBC Sounds. The home of binge-worthy podcasts, music curated by music lovers and live radio.

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