The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with Bettany Hughes

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Hanging Gardens of Babylon and Temple of Artemis (1x3)

Air date: Aug 16, 2025

Embarking on a journey along Turkey's western coast, Bettany explores the story behind the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of antiquity's greatest monuments, before using visual reconstructions to imagine the beauty of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and finding parallels with botanical gardens in Istanbul. She ends her quest in Ephesus at the Temple of Artemis, where she examines a striking statue of the goddess before stepping into the archaeological site