Drinks reception: 18:00, Lecture starts: 18:30

Celebrated Classicist Mary Beard has recently written about how images of ancient Roman emperors were reinvented in art from the Renaissance to the present day. In this lecture, she explores the fascinating history of just one emperor - the little-known Vitellius who reigned for a few months in 69AD - and who reappears centuries later in silver-ware, sculpture and painting, from Last Suppers to Roman orgies.