
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.
First Aired: 12/5/2013
Languages: English
Created by: Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Type: Scripted
Companies: BBC
Countries: United Kingdom

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