# Imperial Dining (with Mary Beard)

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Podcast: [Emperors of Rome](https://stenobird.com/podcast/emperors-of-rome-1057029)
Published: 2025-02-24T10:02:32+00:00
Episode link: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/marketing/assets/podcasts/emperors/250224-imperial-dining.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2428

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The simple act of dinner took on a new dimension for the Emperors. In an place where every meal could be a performance, an Emperor used the chance to reward and impress, intimidate and strike fear, and sometimes all at once. Having dinner with the Emperor was always a great honour, but sometimes you were risking your life. Episode CCXXXVIII (238) Guest: Professor Mary Beard (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

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