Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Join historian Bettany Hughes as she uncovers some of the most extraordinary treasures of human civilization. With rare access to sites and antiquities, she reveals remarkable feats of engineering, culture and faith.
Join historian Bettany Hughes as she uncovers some of the most extraordinary treasures of human civilization. With rare access to sites and antiquities, she reveals remarkable feats of engineering, culture and faith.
Bettany travels to Greece - an epic landscape and the birthplace of an astonishing culture that changed the way the...
Bettany discovers how Malta is a cultural hub filled with precious treasures, from an underground temple to a romantic...
Bettany visits Gibraltar's mysterious Vanguard Cave to see the world's earliest Neanderthal art and views one of the...
Bettany greets the full moon on sacred Delos and samples Roman thermal baths on the Italian island of Ischia.
Bettany visits a dig in Istanbul containing artifacts from multiple eras and follows in the footsteps of one of her...
Bettany travels to the Arabian Peninsula and its magical landscape of weathered rocks and desert sands - once the...
Bettany sets sail along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, exploring the archaeological site of Patara, tales of the...
Bettany uncovers prehistoric rock art that's among the oldest in the world, visits a stop for merchants on the ancient...
Bettany investigates the origins of the Aphrodite cult, visits the site of an ancient Roman city and explores...
In the rock-cut city of Petra, Bettany discovers ancient frescoes and a mysterious snake pyramid. She then journeys to...
Bettany travels to the ancient city of Butrint and the Albanian Alps before exploring the beautifully preserved Ottoman...
Bettany visits Cappadocia's rock-carved settlements, sees the world's first stone-carved storyboard and explores one of...
Bettany explores the Sultanate of Oman, uncovering the secrets of the frankincense trade and the ancient irrigation...
Bettany visits a country steeped in myths and history, exploring what could be a tomb for Amazon warriors and...
Following in the footsteps of Julius Caesar, Bettany visits once-thriving ancient Roman ports before delving into the...
Bettany travels to Estonia's "Viking Island" to reveal the secrets of a sacred burial site. She then examines...
Once ruled by fearsome Thracian kings and at a crossroads between east and west for millennia, Bulgaria is a treasure...
Bettany explores two enduring art forms that were shaped and traded along the ancient Silk Road - carpets and poetry.
Bettany explores the Belogradchik Rocks and the underwater remains of an ancient Greek port, then heads to the Valley of...
Bettany explores the world's first palace, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and a fairytale island that was once a...
Bettany explores a medieval shipwreck, witnesses groundbreaking archaeology and immerses herself in Estonia's rich...
Bettany explores the truth behind the legend of the Golden Fleece, spends a memorable night in Svaneti and discovers the...
Bettany investigates an ancient cold case in the hot desert and uncovers a biodiverse wonderland on Masirah, Oman's...
Bettany joins archaeologists excavating sites linked to legendary King Midas and travels to Aphrodisias, an ancient...