The founding of Baghdad in the 8th century
Baghdad in present-day Iraq was built in the 8th century on an important trade route between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The metropolis was probably designed as a round city Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/Faber Courtial, Susanne Utzt, Sahar Eslah, Martin Carazo Mendez/ Martin Christ, Marc Rieme