Bettany Hughes on the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World | Dan Snow's History Hit

People have always looked to the wonders of the ancient world for awe and inspiration. In the Ancient era, people embarked on dangerous pilgrimages to visit storied sites like the Pyramids of Giza, or the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. While only one of them remains, they still excite us thousands of years later.

Bettany Hughes, author of 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World', joins Dan to talk about what they were like when they were first built, and what remains of them today.

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00:00 Introduction
00:32 Where did the '7 Wonders' come from?
09:11 Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
10:43 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
13:52 The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
17:50 The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
20:25 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
23:49 The Colossus of Rhodes
27:36 The Lighthouse of Alexandria

[edgarsnake]

It's great to see Bettany Hughes still playing her A game. Her enthusiasm for her subject is inspiring. Thanks, HH.

[Morganax]

I love Bettany Hughes. The way she describes and explain things is so engaging and informative.

[insulaarachnid]

Bettany Hughes is such a charismatic historian, I always enjoy her work.

[FelishaGriffin-xr]

I think the hanging garden is a favorite place because we all have an image of what it looks like. Imagination what a wonderful thing

[Maya_Ruinz]

Love this woman, could listen to her for hours, the passion just pours out of her.

[GoblinFM]

2 for the price of 1 - literally priceless combination of Bettany Hughes and Dan Snow ! THANKS "GUYS"

[annmoore]

When we were visiting Knossos, they had us wait to enter because the BBC was filming and it was actually Bettany Hughes filming "The Minotaur's Island." We saw her strolling about as the cameras recorded. We've been huge fans for many years.

[ndennant]

Bettany Hughes is always at the top of her game. Always a pleasure to hear her speak so passionately of history.

[falovalovaslist]

I always feel with watching Bettany, that we're watching her journey, not just telling one

[BustinRootz]

This lady helped me understand ancient history better than most teachers, documentaries, literature. she has a very exceptional way of grabbing a hold of the viewer, and explaining the information in a format that everyone can understand without being so exhausting

[steveh]

What a wonderful interview. Thank you to you both!

[jome]

Fascinating, could listen to Bettany for hours, her knowledge of these things is infectious. Thank you.

[garryt]

Prof Hughes…. What a charismatic, passionate and knowledgeable person about the Classic’s!

[ruthjames]

love Bettany - her enthusiasm never diminishes

[haldorasgirson]

I have loved listening to Bettany since I first stumbled across her documentary on Crete.

[ChrisJustinian]

Gosh, what a brillant conversation. I shall acquire Prof. Hugh's tome immediately! In my world as a student of Classics, Prof Bettany Hughes shines with the other suns, like Prof Mary Beard, Prof Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Prof Edith Hall and Dan Snow, etc. What a marvellous erudite conversation; rather like a dinner party conversation with learned people.

[MO-gooo]

An instant classic interview! Always love hearing Bethany Hughes, what a wonderful interview, thank you!

[lyamainu]

My favorite historian! Her voice and her enthusiasm and her expressions and everything make her wonderful.

[Arkantos]

The Colossus of Rhodes was definitely the one that caught my imagination as a kid, that and the lighthouse. I always imagined triremes sailing into port with these big structures looming over them and it just seemed much cooler than some landlocked monument.

[viorelpiscanu]

I can never forget lady Bettany Hughes lessons... Due to her worm Voice.... Apart from knowledge She transmits to us...💐