Treasures of Istanbul -
treasures with bettany hughes

In this fascinating ancient hub of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, Bettany is allowed access to digs at Besiktas Metro Station, where a multi-layered Iron Age burial site has been discovered. A coin of Emperor Justinian (the husband of Bettany's all-time history heroine Theodora) emerges from the Earth. This dig will finally reveal the identity of Istanbul's original inhabitants.

Duration: 46 minutes and 53 seconds

Episode Number: 105

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About Treasures with Bettany Hughes:

Boasting unique access and state-of-the-art technology, host and historian Bettany Hughes investigates the most remarkable treasures of civilization that reveal the story of humanity.

TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES is armchair traveling at its most vivid and memorable, championing what ordinary people throughout time have achieved through the sheer force of will, inspiration, and collaboration.