Tag Archives: Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East. It fell in 1453 with the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople.

The Golden Eagles on Constantine XI’s Shoes

The golden eagles embroidered on Constantine XI’s shoes.

〜Revisiting the end of the Western Roman Empire 1,544 years later〜

Reflecting on Emperor Constantine XI’s final prayers at the Hagia Sophia on the eve of the fall of Constantinople.

Recounting the heroic last stand in Constantinople of the last Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire, Constantine XI.