From the Great Pyramid at Giza to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, acclaimed historian and author of Istanbul Bettany Hughes charts the construction, fame and legacy of these marvels of the Ancient ...

Bettany Hughes returns to Turkey. In Gordion, the 3,000-year-old capital of the ancient Phrygians, she joins archaeologists as they excavate sites connected to the legendary King Midas.

More than 2,000 years ago, someone drafted a list of what they thought were the seven man-made wonders of the ancient world.

Bettany Hughes continues her exploration of Turkey's cultural wonders. In Hattusha she finds out why it was known as the "City of a Thousand Gods". Show more Bettany Hughes continues her ...

The three-part series, which has just gone into production, is based on Professor Bettany Hughes’ best-selling book of the same name. Historian and broadcaster Hughes will travel across three ...

Among the countries Hughes will visit on her epic quest are Turkey, Greece and Egypt ... U.K. It is our great pleasure to head into Mipcom as Bettany heads to these ancient sites across the ...

I love sitting with friends and asking them which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is their favourite. Pretty much without exception the answer comes back ‘The Hanging Gardens of Babylon’, ...

This event is now in the past - Bettany Hughes, Islam Issa & Colin Thubron at British Library on Thursday 07 November 2024 at 19:00.

The fourth edition of the festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will for the first time feature Saudi works in its New Vision ...