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Constantine XI Dragas Palaeologus (14041453) - The Last Emperor of Byzantium

English · Paperback / Softback

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Constantine XI's last moments in life in 1453 have bestowed a heroic status on him but this book produces a more balanced portrait of an intriguing individual. The last of the Greek Caesars was a fascinating figure, not because he was a great statesman and not because of his military prowess, as he was neither a notable tactician nor a soldier o

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Preface;Abbreviations;1 Introduction: Res Dubiae;1 A romantic vision;2 The scholars;3 A playwright;2 Ex oriente lux: Imperial impotence;1 The emperor's father and mother;2 The beggar emperor;3 The last imperial princes;3 Fortuna imperatrix mundi: The young Turks;1 Hope and survival;2 The green years;3 Education for a prince;4 The training fields;5 The changing of the guard;6 Return to reality;4 Nil sub sole novi: The Turkish offensive;1 Porte and court;2 The era of gunpowder;3 The troublemaker;5 Morea redivivus?: The prince's offensive;;1 The boiling pot;2 The prince's bride;3 Victory at Patras;4 Assertion of authority;5 The new map;6 Ecce homines: Emperor and regent;1 Southern intrigues;2 Northern intrigues;3 The emperor's regent;4 A guest from the east;5 Second thoughts;7 Dux bellorum: Delusions of grandeur;1 Disgrace and inactivity;2 A state of siege;3 The warlord;4 The impregnable isle;5 Panic and horror;8 Animi cadunt: The end of an era;1 A scholar from the west;2 The revenge of the priests;3 The emperor makers;4 Emperor without crown;9 Dies irae: The crown of martyrdom;1 The emperor's diplomatic activities;2 Imperial finances;3 A bride for the emperor;4 The fortress of doom;10 De mortuis nihil nisi bonum: Judgments;1 The emperor and the cardinal;2 The emperor and his allies;3 Heavenly wrath;4 Verdicts: The emperor under siege;11 Rex quondam rexque futurus: May 29, 1453;1 History and pseudo-history;2 Emperor and legend;3 The emperor's grave;4 Resurrection and triumph;Bibliography;Index


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Marios Philippides is Professor of Classics, Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. He has authored numerous books and articles on the Palaeologan era and on the fall of Byzantium.


Summary

Constantine XI’s last moments in life in 1453 have bestowed a heroic status on him but this book produces a more balanced portrait of an intriguing individual. The last of the Greek Caesars was a fascinating figure, not because he was a great statesman and not because of his military prowess, as he was neither a notable tactician nor a soldier o

Product details

Authors Marios Philippides
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.06.2020
 
EAN 9780367586584
ISBN 978-0-367-58658-4
No. of pages 388
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity

HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History and Archaeology, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE

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