Tale of Three Cities. Constantinople
Description
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 city, and the Ottoman Muslims who restored it to life as an imperial capital after the epic siege of 1453.
Runtime
52 min
Series
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c2013
Database
Films on Demand
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