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Synopsis
Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
Seasons & Episode
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Episode 1 - The Story of Cleopatra
April. 27,2020
Professor Bettany Hughes meets the Egyptologists solving a 3,000-year-old murder mystery and visits the temple walls that tell the story of Cleopatra.
Episode 2 - Riches of the Pharaohs
April. 27,2020
Professor Bettany Hughes unearths the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
Episode 3 - The Deadliest Volcano
May. 04,2020
Professor Bettany Hughes returns to explore the treasures of the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii.
Episode 4 - Uncovering Pompeii
May. 11,2020
Professor Bettany Hughes explores the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii — an entire Roman city, buried in disaster but preserved for the rest of time.
Episode 5 - Egypt's Mummies
May. 18,2020
Professor Bettany Hughes visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt’s final female pharaoh — Cleopatra.
Episode 6 - Unwrapping King Tut
May. 25,2020
Professor Bettany Hughes ventures to unearth the golden treasures of the pharaohs and the epic monuments they built for their spiritual afterlives.
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