Constantinople
capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey
Episodes
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#5580: Before the Word Spy Existed: Venice's Intelligence MachineVenice ran a centralised spy service with an archive, a spy network, and a counterintelligence body — in the 1400s. -
#5566: Venice: The City That Was a Supply ChainVenice wasn't romantic — it was a logistics problem with a paint job. How a lagoon empire survived 1,100 years. -
#5738: Exorcism: 7 Religions, 67 Rites, Zero RecordsFrom the dybbuk to the Rituale Romanum — how seven traditions built rites for possession, and why nobody can count the exorcisms.