Mary Beard
Chooses the statue of Laoco枚n and His Sons
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| Classicist and Broadcaster |
Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. TV documentaries include Meet the Romans and Pompeii: Life and Death.
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Laoco枚n and His Sons
Mary Beard chooses the sculpture Laoco枚n and His Sons (c. 1st Century BC), on display at the Vatican Museum in Rome. Presented by Mark Lawson.
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