Mary Beard
Keynote Speaker: English Classical Scholar and Author of Bestseller "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome"
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Mary Beard Biography
Mary Beard is an English Classical scholar and Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of ancient literature. She is also the classics editor of The Times Literary Supplement, and author of the blog, "A Don's Life", which appears in The Times as a regular column. Her frequent media appearances and sometimes controversial public statements have led to her being described as "Britain's best-known classicist".
Beard received a BA (Hons) at Newnham, which in time was converted to an MA.She remained at Cambridge for her 1982 Ph.D. thesis entitled, The state religion in the late Roman Republic: a study based on the works of Cicero.
From 1979 to 1983 Beard lectured in Classics at King's College London. She returned to Cambridge in 1984 as a Fellow of Newnham College and the only woman lecturer in the Classics faculty. Rome in the Late Republic, which she co-wrote with the Cambridge ancient historian Michael Crawford, was published the same year.
Beard became Classics editor of The Times Literary Supplement in 1992, and Beard became Professor of Classics at Cambridge. She also was elected Visiting Sather Professor of Classical Literature for 2008–2009 at the University of California, Berkeley, where she has delivered a series of lectures on "Roman Laughter".
She has appeared in many documentaries and television specials including Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town, * Jamie's Dream School on Channel 4, she wrote and presented the three-part television series, Meet the Romans with Mary Beard* on BBC 2. Beard is a regular contributor to the BBC Radio 4 series, A Point of View, delivering essays on a broad range of topics including Miss World and the Oxbridge interview.
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Mary Beard is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Women and Empowerment. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mary Beard for virtual events is $10,000 - $20,000. Please contact us for live event fees. Mary Beard generally travels from Cambridge, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jane Sherron De Hart, Keisha N. Blain and Linda Gordon. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mary Beard for an upcoming event.
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Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Mary Beard for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Mary Beard, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Mary Beard or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Mary Beard?
Booking fees for Mary Beard, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Mary Beard, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Mary Beard?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Mary Beard for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Mary Beard for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Mary Beard or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Mary Beard or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Mary Beard is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Women and Empowerment. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mary Beard for virtual events is $10,000 - $20,000. Please contact us for live event fees. Mary Beard generally travels from Cambridge, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jane Sherron De Hart, Keisha N. Blain and Linda Gordon. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mary Beard for an upcoming event.
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