Bettany

 Bettany Mary Hughes OBE FSA was born on May 27, 1967. She is an English historian and writer, who is a specialist in classical history. Her books include mythology and classical antiquity, aswell as the historical background of Istanbul. She is involved in promoting the teaching of classics in UK state schools. Hughes was appointed OBE in 2019.In 2010, she delivered the Hellenic Institute's Tenth Annual lecture "Ta Erotika: The Things of Love", and in 2011 she gave the Royal Television Society's Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture. In it, she claimed that the history of television is flourishing and enjoying a new golden era. She was the chair of the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2011, which is the only annual award for stories written exclusively by women. Hughes is a patron of The Iris Project which promotes the teaching of Latin and Greek in UK public schools. Classics For All is her Honorary Patron. This campaign aims to bring back classical civilisations and languages into the state schools. She is an advisor to the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation that aims to foster large-scale collaborative initiatives between East and West