Ancient Invisible Cities episode 3 – Istanbul: Classical historian Dr. Michael Scott takes us on an extraordinary journey through the often-invisible treasures of one of the greatest ancient cities in the world – Istanbul. The city has been at the crossroads of Europe and Asia for over two and a half millennia. From the Greeks and Romans, through the Ottomans […]
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Byzantium – A Tale of Three Cities episode 3: Simon discovers surprises in Istanbul as it rose to become the imperial capital and Islam‘s most powerful city. Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the Ottoman emperors, he tells the stories behind them – of royal concubines, murderous bodyguards and sultans both the powerful and the depraved.
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Byzantium – A Tale of Three Cities episode 2: In the second episode he explores modern Istanbul in search of the last desperate centuries of Christian Byzantium, in which the once glorious city was buffeted by enemies from both east and west and yet still produced a golden artistic renaissance. This is story of the Christian crusaders who destroyed the
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Byzantium – A Tale of Three Cities episode 1 : Simon Sebag Montefiore charts the rise of Istanbul from pagan trading post to capital of three empires and two religions, becoming not only holy but the most coveted city in the world. Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul. Known as the ‘city of the world’s
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