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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard: Streetlife

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard (2012)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Hugo Macgregor, Jack MacInnis

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 2 - Streetlife

SYNOPSIS

Mary heads into the streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex, and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Oddly enough, the poorer you were, the higher you lived, with little space, light, or sanitation.

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Writer: Mary Beard

RUNTIME: 180 min

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