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Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
In the third episode, Simon discovers surprises in Istanbul as it rose to become the imperial capital and Islam's most powerful city. Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the Ottoman emperors, he tells the stories behind them-of royal concubines, murderous bodyguards, and sultans both the powerful and the depraved. He shows how the Christians, Muslims, and Jews of the city once co-existed before the waves of nationalist rebellions brought...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
For more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world. The origin of great literature, fine art, and modern government, it was also the first Christian empire. Pass through the gates of Constantinople, explore the magnificent mosque of Hagia Sophia and see the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks, Venice.
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