BBC Byzantium A Tale Of Three Cities English Subtitles
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BBC Byzantium A Tale Of Three Cities 1 of 3
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In the first episode Montefiore uncovers the city's ancient Greek roots, maps its transformation into the imperial capital of a Christian empire by Emperor Constantine the Great and reveals how ecclesiastical clashes forced Eastern and Western Churches apart.
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1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,800 Every holy city has a founding myth. 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Istanbul's story begins with the legend 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,160 of a sea voyage by a Greek King named Byzas, 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,120 son of the sea god Poseidon, 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,240 who was said to have arrived here for the first time 6 00:00:20,240 --> 00:00:23,960 over two and half thousand years ago. 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,320 King Byzas went to see the Delphic Oracle 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:32,840 and the Oracle told him, "You will build a great city opposite the blind."
