Bettany Hughes on Istanbul and why history matters | The InnerView

Bettany Hughes joins Imran Garda for a stroll around Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet Square as they discuss what the unique monuments of the ancient hippodrome tell us about this great city’s history, her love for the city and why history matters now more than ever.
Hughes is an award-winning historian, broadcaster and author of the bestselling book, "Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities."

0:00 Intro
01:14 Hippodrome of Constantinople
02:34 The Nika riots
05:30 Parallels in history and current events
07:43 On being a historian
09:57 The Obelisk of Theodosius
12:43 The city that loves its past
13:33 The Fourth Crusade
14:50 What does the Serpent Column represent? (Shift in the world's power base)
16:45 "No one wants to be lectured by a woman"
18:50 Putting a tag on historians
19:47 Poor cousin to the Obelisk of Theodosius – The Walled Obelisk
21:51 The Byzantine legacy
23:10 Istanbul under Ottoman rule
24:36 How Leonardo Da Vinci was rejected by Sultan Bayezid II
25:36 Why is history important in the modern age?

Credits:
02:10 - 02:22 - Artwork: Circus Maximus, by Enrico Marini
00:14 - 00:37 - Footage provided by SandStone Global Productions

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