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Meet the Romans

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.
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Overview

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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All Roads Lead to Rome

01: All Roads Lead to Rome

Mary takes the Appian Way, one of the earliest and most important roads of the Roman republic, to the heart of the ancient epicenter of the Roman Empire.

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Street Life

02: Street Life

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.

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Behind Closed Doors

03: Behind Closed Doors

To learn about Roman family life, Mary looks at thousands of tombstones of ordinary Romans, their children, and their slaves. Each has a story waiting to be told.

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