3. Capital of a New Empire
Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the Ottoman emperors, Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at how Istanbul became the imperial capital and Islam's most powerful city.
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Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities is a documentary TV series that premiered on December 5, 2013. It has 1 season and 3 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 3 "Capital of a New Empire", aired on December 19, 2013.
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.
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3 episodes · 1 season
2013 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago
Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the Ottoman emperors, Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at how Istanbul became the imperial capital and Islam's most powerful city.
Simon Sebag Montefiore explores modern Istanbul in search of the last centuries of Christian Byzantium, when the once glorious city was buffeted by enemies from both east and west.
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.
Created by Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 19, 2013.
The most recent episode of Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities, Season 1 Episode 3 "Capital of a New Empire", aired on December 19, 2013.
Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities has 1 season with 3 episodes in total.
Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities first aired on December 5, 2013.
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