• 1997
  • 3h 28m
Byzantium: The Lost Empire

Summary John Romer recreates the glory and history of Byzantium. From the Hagia Sophia in present-day Istanbul to the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks in Venice. View more details

  • 1997
  • 3h 28m

Byzantium: The Lost Empire

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : John Romer

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7.9

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 6, 1997

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : The Learning Channel (TLC) ABTV IBIS Films

Summary John Romer recreates the glory and history of Byzantium. From the Hagia Sophia in present-day Istanbul to the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks in Venice. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 6, 1997

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : The Learning Channel (TLC) ABTV IBIS Films

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Episode 1 • Sep 06, 1997
Building the Dream
In the opening film of this series on the Byzantine empire, John Romer traces the origins and growth of Byzantium, which under the aegis of Emperor Constantine developed from a small Greek town into a vast empire. The newly named Constantinople soon became a match for Rome. Romer also shows how it rapidly became known as a religious center and as a cradle of great art and architecture.
Episode 2 • Sep 13, 1997
Heaven on Earth
John Romer continues his exploration of the Byzantium empire by looking at the creation of Christian art, with the face of Christ and the Virgin Mary first being portrayed. From the Scala Sancta, the oldest chapel of the popes in Rome where an icon is said to be the true face of Jesus to the border fortresses of Roman Syria, never before filmed.
Episode 3 • Sep 20, 1997
Envy of the World
John Romer continues his exploration of the Byzantine empire by tracing the extent of its influence abroad. He shows that the desire of its ruler to spread the word of Christianity was not just evangelical but was also a method of subduing Constantinople's potentially dangerous neighbors. By the Middle Ages, Byzantium's influence had spread throughout Europe, but in 1204 the Venetians persuaded an army of Crusaders to divert from Palestine to Constantinople. The city was decimated, the Crusaders took control and for the next fifty years systematically looted it. In 1260 the Crusaders finally left, taking what loot remained with them, leaving what was a wrecked city.
Episode 4 • Sep 27, 1997
Forever and Ever
In the last program in the series, John Romer tells how the Byzantium empire finally crumbled. Already weakened by the ravages of rogue Crusaders it succumbed to the invasion of the Ottoman empire of Turkey and the Christian center of the world became the Islamic city of Istanbul. The scattered refugees took their art and culture worldwide, including Florence, Rome and even Romania to give the world a lasting artistic and cultural legacy that is the link between ancient Rome and Greece and the modern world.
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