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Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

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. Show more

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