People have always looked to the wonders of the ancient world for awe and inspiration. In the Ancient era, people embarked on dangerous pilgrimages to visit storied sites like the Pyramids of Giza, or the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. While only one of them remains, they still excite us thousands of years later.

Bettany Hughes, author of 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World', joins Dan to talk about what they were like when they were first built, and what remains of them today.

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00:00 Introduction
00:32 Where did the '7 Wonders' come from?
09:11 Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
10:43 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
13:52 The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
17:50 The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
20:25 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
23:49 The Colossus of Rhodes
27:36 The Lighthouse of Alexandria