Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities - Season 1 - Eps 1: From Byzantium to Constantinople
Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at Istanbul's Greek roots, its transformation into the capital of a Christian empire and reveals how clashes forced eastern and western churches apart.
About Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities
Title: Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities
First Air Date: 2013-12-05
Last Air Date: 2013-12-19
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: Unknown
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the three identities of the city some call the Centre of the World: Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul. This one metropolis has been the capital city of three empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. Each brought its own faiths, Gods and traditions, and each left its mark on the city in its architecture, traditions and in the living faith-communities who still populate this vast modern metropolis of 14 million people.
Cast
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Self - Presenter
