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Ultimate Treasure Countdown

Season 1 · 6 episodes · Apr 27, 2020

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    Episode 1

    The Story of Cleopatra

    Apr 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.

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    Episode 2

    Riches of the Pharaohs

    Apr 27, 2020

    Professor Bettany Hughes unearths the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.

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    Episode 3

    The Deadliest Volcano

    May 4, 2020

    Professor Bettany Hughes returns to explore the treasures of the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.