Posts Tagged ‘Byzantium’
Byzantium, the Lost Empire (1/4): Building the Dream – ABTV (1997)
en.wikipedia.org With Greek subtitle: video.google.com “Byzantium, the Lost Empire”, an Agran Barton TV production for The Learning Channel in association with IBIS Films and Channel Four Television ; series producer, Nicholas Barton ; written by John Romer ; co-writer, Elizabeth Romer ; series director, Derek Towers. For more than 1000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world — the origin of great literature, fine art and modern government. Heir to Greece and Rome, the Byzantine Empire was also the first Christian empire. After a year of filming on three continents, TLC unlocks this ancient civilization, spanning 11 centuries and three continents. 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. Byzantium, brings to life an empire that, while seemingly distant, is very closely linked to the evolution of Western Civilization. Traces the growth of the first Christian empire, one that lasted for over a thousand years and the maturity and decline of Byzantium through its conquest by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. John Romer, the author and on-screen guide for the series, breathes life into the city and the powerful ideas that made the Byzantium a thriving cultural and commercial center while western Europe was slogging through the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages. At its height, Byzantium housed the most precious Christian relics, including a …
Friends Link : Free Online Advertising Personal Transporter. At Segway Thai Food Good Health welcomeholidayservice.com soda.iim.bz
