Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities (Documentary, English)
Genres: History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2013-12-05
Ended: 2013-12-19
Network: BBC Four
Country: GB
Airs on: Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul. The Turkish capital was once described as the 'city of the world's desire', having been the focus of three faiths - Paganism, Christianity and Islam - and the stage for some of the fiercest political and religious conflicts over the past 2,500 years.