Byzantium Unearthed

Historian Bettany Hughes presents a series that uses the latest archaeological evidence to learn more about the empire of Byzantium and the people who ruled it

Byzantium Unearthed - Episode 1

Bettany learns how treasures found in the empire's capital, modern-day Istanbul, reveal much about the life and importance of the civilisation.

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Byzantium Unearthed - Episode 2

Bettany Hughes uses the latest archaeological evidence to learn more about the empire of Byzantium and the people who ruled it. The public and private life of the Byzantines.

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Byzantium Unearthed - Episode 3

Bettany Hughes uses the latest archaeological evidence to learn more about the Byzantine empire. She ventures to the far east of the empire, where Islam first gained a foothold.

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