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Bettany Hughes

Bettany Mary Hughes OBE FSA is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specializing in classical history. Her published books cover classical antiquity and myth, and the history of Istanbul. She is active in efforts to encourage the teaching of the classics in UK state schools. Hughes was appointed OBE in 2019.

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  • Born In Oxford, England
  • Born May 14, 1967
  • Gender Female
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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

2011
as Bettany Hughes

Genius of the Modern World

2016
as Program presenter

Countrywise

2009
as Presenter

Engineering Egypt

2007
as Bettany Hughes

Secrets from the Sky

2014
as Presenter

Venus Uncovered

2017
as Self - Presenter

Britain's Secret Treasures

2012
as Program presenter

Helen of Troy (2005)

2005
as Program presenter

The Roman Invasion of Britain (Rome: The Last Frontier)

2009
as Narrator

Alexandria: The Greatest City

2010
as Self - Presenter

The Ancient World with Bettany Hughes

2004
as Program Presenter

The Minotaur's Island

as Author

The Nile: 5,000 Years of History

2019
as Presenter

Athens: The Truth about Democracy

2007

Seven Ages of Britain

2003
as Program presenter

Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence

2018
as Presenter

A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes

2020
as Presenter

Britain's Secret Homes

2013
as Program presenter

Eight Days That Made Rome

2017
as Bettany Hughes

Athens: The Dawn of Democracy

2007
as Program presenter

Rome: The Rise and Fall

2021
as Presenter

Genius of the Ancient World

2015
as Presenter

Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World

2021
as Self - Presenter

Genius of the Modern World: Marx

2016
as Self - Presenter

Divine Women

2012
as Program presenter

Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of Ecstasy

2018
as Bettany Hughes

Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War

as Bettany Hughes

The Spartans

2002
as Narrator

The Mystery of Agatha Christie with David Suchet

2013
as Bettany Hughes

When the Moors Ruled in Europe

2005
as Self - Presenter

Writer

Episode BBC Documentaries
What's the Point of Forgiveness? 		2011
Episode Athens: The Truth about Democracy
Episode 1 		2007
Episode Athens: The Truth about Democracy
Episode 2 		2007
Episode The Spartans
Sparta's Social System 		2002
Episode The Spartans
Sparta's Rivalry 		2002
Episode The Spartans
Sparta's Destruction 		2002
Episode Timewatch
Atlantis: The Evidence 		2010
Movie Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of Ecstasy 2018

Host

Episode Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries
Secrets of Pompeii's Greatest Treasures 		2020
Episode Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries
Egypt's Great Treasures with Bettany Hughes 		2019
Episode Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries
Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes 		2020
Series Greatest Treasures of the Ancient World 2020

Crew

Movie Genius of the Modern World: Marx 2016

Guest Star

Episode Timewatch
Atlantis: The Evidence 		2010
Episode BBC Documentaries
What's the Point of Forgiveness? 		2011
Episode BBC Documentaries
Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of Ecstasy 		2018
Episode BBC Documentaries
Roman Voices 		2013
Episode BBC Documentaries
Venus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of Love 		2017
Episode Ancient Aliens
The World Before Time 		2020
Episode Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence
24th October 79AD Eruption 		2018
Episode Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence
24th October 79AD Ash Clouds 		2018
Episode Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence
25th October 79AD Destruction 		2018
Episode Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries
When the Moors Ruled in Europe 		2005
Episode The Bible: A History
The Daughters of Eve 		2010
Episode Royal Television Society Lecture
TV: Modern Father of History 		2011
Episode BBC Documentaries
Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World 		2011
Episode SVT Dokumentärfilm
Atlantis: The Evidence 		2014
Episode Genius of the Modern World
Freud 		2016