Istanbul. Tale of three cities

6000 years of history. A city with three names: Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul. The capital of four empires: Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman. All this is about Istanbul - the powerful capital and the city with a rich past and amazing future, whose biography was written by Bettany Hughes. Based on painstaking research and new archaeological evidence, this fascinating portrait of Istanbul will allow you to look at the city from the point of view of ordinary people who have changed the face of the city for many centuries. Welcome to Istanbul!