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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.

May 29, 2022
29
May 2022

The Golden Eagles on Constantine XI’s Shoes

Nicholas A. Ferrell

The golden eagles embroidered on Constantine XI’s shoes.

September 4, 2020
4
Sep 2020

The End of the Western Roman Empire

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

July 14, 2020
14
Jul 2020

Constantine and the Last Vespers at Hagia Sophia

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

May 30, 2020
30
May 2020

The Last Stand of Constantine XI

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

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