Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Historian Bettany Hughes explores some of the most remarkable treasures of human civilization.
Historian Bettany Hughes explores some of the most remarkable treasures of human civilization.
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Bettany travels to Greece, an epic landscape and the birthplace of an astonishing culture that changed the way the...
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Bettany discovers how Malta is a cultural hub filled with precious treasures, from an underground temple to a romantic...
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Bettany visits Gibraltar's mysterious Vanguard Cave to see the world's earliest Neanderthal art and views one of the...
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Bettany greets the full moon on sacred Delos and samples Roman thermal baths on the Italian island of Ischia.
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Bettany visits a dig in Istanbul containing artifacts from multiple eras and follows in the footsteps of one of her...
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Bettany travels to the Arabian Peninsula with its magical landscape of weathered rocks and desert sands - once the...
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Bettany sets sail along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, exploring the archaeological site of Patara, tales of the...
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Bettany uncovers prehistoric rock art that's among the oldest in the world, visits a stop for merchants on the ancient...
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Bettany investigates the origins of the Aphrodite cult, visits the site of an ancient Roman city and explores...
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In the rock-cut city of Petra, Bettany discovers ancient frescoes and a mysterious snake pyramid. She then journeys to...
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Bettany travels to the ancient city of Butrint and the Albanian Alps before exploring the beautifully preserved Ottoman...
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Bettany visits Cappadocia's rock-carved settlements, sees the world's first stone-carved storyboard and explores one of...
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Bettany explores the Sultanate of Oman, uncovering the secrets of the frankincense trade and the ancient irrigation...
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Bettany visits a country steeped in myths and history, exploring what could be a tomb for Amazon warriors and...
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Following in the footsteps of Julius Caesar, Bettany visits once-thriving ancient Roman ports before delving into the...
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Bettany travels to Estonia's "Viking Island" to reveal the secrets of a sacred burial site. She then examines...
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Once ruled by fearsome Thracian kings and at a crossroads between east and west for millennia, Bulgaria is a treasure...