In Byzantine Jerusalem, faith reshaped a forgotten provincial town into one of the most important cities of the Christian world. This episode traces the transformation of Jerusalem after the Christianization of the Roman Empire, from the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the rise of mass pilgrimage and a new sacred urban landscape. At its heart is a 6th-century Armenian mosaic, whose tiny stones reveal a global city shaped by belief, movement, and devotion. Through archaeology, art, and history, we explore why the Byzantine period became Jerusalem’s first true golden age.
