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To the Greeks, it was founded by the son of a god. The Romans saw it as the centre of the Eastern empire; and the Ottomans turned it into an architectural and cultural jewel. The city now known as Istanbul has experienced rises and falls, triumphs and invasions, destructions and rebirths. Paul Bloomfield speaks to Bettany Hughes about the rich history of this crossroads of the world.

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