10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSTANTINE XI»
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Converts to Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy:
Constantine ...
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1453 Deaths:
Constantine Xi Palaiologos, John Dunstaple, ...
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The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453: ...
The humanistic reading of historical reality further affected Constantine XI. Not
only was he given a wife and children in order to match the circumstances of the
royal family of ancient Troy, but there is one particular description of the last
Greek ...
Marios Philippides, Walter K. Hanak, 2011
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Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks ...
CONSTANTINE XI DRAGASES 6 January 1449 - 29 May 1453 Constantine XI,
the fourth son of Manuel II and sometimes known as Dragases from his mother
Helena, daughter of the Serbian princeling Constantine Dragas after whom he
was ...
Dumbarton Oaks, Philip Grierson, Alfred Raymond Bellinger, 1999
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The Coin Collector's Manual: Comprising an Historical and ...
Br.— R.1 R.3 Her coins represent her with her Bon Constantine XI. Alexander,
third son of Basilius. Born 870 ; reigned with his brother Leo VI. in 886; died in
912. G.— R,* Br. — R.8 Some of his coins represent him with his father Basilius I.
and ...
Henry Noel Humphreys, 1897
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The Coin Collector's Manual, Or Guide to the Numismatic ...
Br.— R.1 R.3 Her coins represent her with her son Constantine XI. Alexander,
third son of Basilius. Born 870 ; reigned with his brother Leo VI. in 886 ; died in
912. G.— R.4 Br. — R.2 Some of his coins represent him with his father Basilius I.
Henry Noel Humphreys, 1853
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History of the Byzantine Empire, 324-1453
It was long believed that Constantine XI was crowned by a layman. But it is now
known, since the publication of the works of John Eugenicus by Sp. Lampros, that
the coronation of Constantine XI was never performed officially at all.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vasilʹev, 1958
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Events That Formed the Modern World
ABC-CLIO CONSTANTINE XI PALAEOLOGUS (1405-1453) Constantine XI
Palaeologus, the last Byzantine emperor, ruled in Constantinople during 1449-
1453. His final years were spent organizing a last-ditch defense against the ...
Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findling, 2012
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Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the ...
... Hippodrome and of the Thrakesioi Paul (X/XI), 2.24 of the Hippodrome and
katepano ton axiomaton, 39.9 of the Hippodrome, of the Velum and of the
Opsikion Basil (XI), 39.7 of the Velum Constantine (XI), 73.1 of the Velum
Polyeuktos (XI), ...
Dumbarton Oaks, John W. Nesbitt, Nicolas Oikonomidès, 1996
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Constantine XI Palaiologos
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Constantine XI Palaiologos or Palaeologus (February 8, 1404 May 29, 1453) was the last reigning Roman Emperor.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSTANTINE XI»
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Misplaced confidence in the corporate perimeters
In the second instance, in 1451, Emperor Constantine XI refused to hire a well-known cannon maker to defend his castle and the gent quickly ... «CSO Online, Jun 15»
Turkey: Antiquity recycled, reused, revered
Perhaps the most intriguing shows Constantine XI, his wife, Zoe, with Mary and the baby Jesus. "This was a very dangerous woman," says ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Why Walls Rarely Keep Enemies Out
But in 1451, the cash-strapped Emperor Constantine XI refused the services of Urban, a Hungarian engineer and cannon-maker, deeming his ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
The Legend of the Marble King and Other Facts and Stories about …
An old Greek legend refers to Constantine XI as the “Marble King,” saying that when the Ottomans entered Constantinople, an angel rescued ... «The Pappas Post, May 15»
The conquest of Constantinople: The heralding in a new era
The body of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, who died in battle holding his sword in one hand, was found on the city ... «Daily Sabah, May 15»
Istanbul's gates and walls collected in photo-book
The Byzantine historian Doukas claimed Emperor Constantine XI opened an underground door that had been bricked up and let the Ottomans ... «Daily Sabah, May 15»
Istanbul – city of legends and fairy tales
The place used to be a convent in the time of Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI (r. 1449-1453) and for some reason there was a mysterious ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Mar 15»
Visiting the Poganovo Monastery of St John the Theologian
... and mother to the last two Byzantine emperors John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. It was with his death during the battle ... «Novinite.com, Mar 15»
Islam Wants to Convert Rome
On 1453, Mohammed II ordered Constantine XI to surrender. In return he would have saved his life and become governor, also saving the ... «Arutz Sheva, Mar 15»
A must see on the Bosporus: The Istanbul Naval Museum
... the former Pope Paul VI, part of the defensive chain that stretched across the Bosporus that was ordered by Constantine XI to protect the city, ... «Daily Sabah, Jan 15»
