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Constantine XI's last moments in life, as he stood before the walls of Constantinople in 1453, have bestowed a heroic status on him. This book produces a more balanced portrait of an intriguing individual: the last emperor of Constantinople. To be sure, the last of the Greek Caesars was a fascinating figure, not so much because he was a great statesman, as he was not, and not because of his military prowess, as he was neither a notable tactician nor a soldier of exceptional merit. This monarch m

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Author

Marios Philippides

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351055420

Category

biography

Subjects

Memoir, Middle Eastern History, History

Updated

2026-03-25