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Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature. Mary Beard is also well-known for her media appearances and in this lecture held at Gresham College, she speaks about depicting Roman Emperors.