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From the hanging gardens of Babylon to the lighthouse of Alexandria, Bettany Hughes answers listener questions on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World <\/p>

By Rachel Dinning\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 07:49 AM<\/p>

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Did the hanging gardens of Babylon really exist? How was Egypt\u2019s Great Pyramid built? And could any one person have seen all seven ancient wonders? In our latest Everything you wanted to know episode Rachel Dinning puts listener questions on the seven wonders of the ancient world to public historian Bettany Hughes, who gives us the lowdown on these spectacular monuments and explores why humanity has had such an enduring fascination with them.<\/p>\n\n

Bettany Hughes is the author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World<\/em> (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buy now on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
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