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Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 8

Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 8

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Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 8: Bettany explores Cyprus, where according to mythology the goddess Aphrodite was born. She explores her cult and visits her sanctuary at Palaepaphos. In the Troodos Mountains, she discovers stunning Byzantine churches linked to the Crusaders.         In this episode, Bettany travels to Cyprus, the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, the […]

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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 2

Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 2

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Simon Reeve embarks on the second leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. Setting off from a snowy mountain ski resort in Cyprus, Simon finds an island and a capital city still deeply divided between Turkish Cypriots in the north and Greek Cypriots in the south. Simon joins the UN troops who patrol the line that separates the

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