Mary Beard on Pompeii's Showiest Family - a podcast by Smithsonian Channel

The Valentes were a wealthy family in Pompeii that used lavish, high-end parties to gain political clout. Classicist Mary Beard walks us through the remains of their opulent home and imagines what an...

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