It was the world’s first bucket list: archaeologists more than 100 years ago discovered the oldest-surviving description of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, celebrating the boldest engineering marvels of the day.
Written on a fragment of papyrus more than 2,000 years ago, and wrapped around a mummified body, it included the magic words: Hepta, which means seven in Greek, and the beginning of Theamata, which means ‘Wonders’ or ‘Sites’.
Now historian, author and TV presenter Bettany Hughes has spent seven years visiting the monuments for her latest book The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which became a Sunday Times bestseller.
And, in a world first, her TV production company SandStone Global has recreated them with computer generated imagery and augmented reality, teaming up with Snapchat to create an immerse experience.
For the first time in television history, viewers will be able to tune into tonight’s episode of 7 Wonders of the World with Bettany Hughes and scan in a QR code to bringing to life the Great Pyramid at Giza and the Great Lighthouse of Alexandria.
