Bettany Hughes: Top 10 Treasures

Bettany meets the Egyptologists solving a 3,000-year-old murder mystery and visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt's final female pharaoh - Cleopatra.

Bettany heads towards her number one unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs and the truly epic monuments they built for their spiritual afterlives.

Watch as Bettany explore Abundance Street, the incredible ancient Roman shopping mall brought back to life with cutting-edge VR; and the Baths, a key place for hot gossip. She meets experts in archaeology and science alike, determined to piece together the facts of the fateful night in 79 AD. At the end of the episode, Bettany comes face-to-face with the Resin Lady - an extraordinary cast preserved in wax and resin, and a haunting reminder of the disaster that engulfed the city.

Betteny explores the heart-breaking Lupanare brothel, the oldest surviving purpose-built brothel from the Roman Empire; the House of Menander, an exquisite example of luxury Roman living; and the Ampitheatre, where recent discoveries have shed light on the extraordinary preparations that were necessary for its gladiators.

Bettany takes us through an extraordinary countdown of the faces behind the history, as she reveals stories of glimmering treasure, journeys into the afterlife, and cruel revenge - some of which are only coming to light after thousands of years. Tutankhamun: the discovery that sent the world into 'Mummy Fever'. 9 Gabelein Man and Woman: the mummies that are older than the pyramids. Ramesses the Great: Egypt's most prolific builder, who ruled for sixty-six years. Padiamenet: part-time bouncer, part-time barber at one of Egypt's most famous temples. Seti 1: discovered in a lavish tomb, the prettiest mummy in the world.

Bettany takes us through an extraordinary countdown of the faces behind the history, as she reveals stories of glimmering treasure, journeys into the afterlife, and cruel revenge - some of which are only coming to light after thousands of years. Ramesses III: a great warrior king who died in mysterious circumstances. Horus Hawk: a tiny animal mummy that hides an extraordinary secret. Sheshonq II: a tomb richer than Tutankhamun's that was scuppered by the Nazis. Akhenaten: the notorious pharoah who tried to build a city and rewrite Egyptian religion. Hatshepsut: Bettany visits the spectacular temple of one of history's greatest women.