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Constantine the Great and Christianity. Constantine's vision and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in a 9th-century Byzantine manuscript. During the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (306–337 AD), Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. Historians remain uncertain about Constantine's ...
Constantinople, Fall of. The Fall of Constantinople was the conquest of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, on Tuesday, May 29, 1453. This marked not only the final destruction of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the death of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, but also the strategic conquest ...
May 21, 2023 · Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD): Born Gaius Octavius, he was the first Roman Emperor, nephew, and adopted son of Julius Caesar. He ended the civil war following Caesar's assassination and brought stability, ushering in the Pax Romana. Tiberius (14 - 37 AD): Stepson of Augustus, his reign was marked by political in-fighting, and he spent the last years ...
Constantine Dragases Palaiologos. By the grace of God Emperor of Romans. In the Gate of Saint Romanus. Astride on his white legged mare. Four Betas, mercy, mercy, Marmaras. Bosphorus and Black Tuesday. Shiver, sun, groan, earth. The City has fallen, the City has fallen. The Queen of Cities, golden gate.
On Tuesday May 29 [1453], early in the day, the sultan took possession of our City; in this time of capture my late master and emperor, Lord Constantine, was killed. I was not at his side at that hour but had been inspecting another part of the City, according to his orders. Alas for me; I did not know what times Providence had in store for me!
Constantine XI was the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire (the Eastern Roman Empire, which he and his own claimed was the descendent of the Roman Empire). The Byzantine Empire, once a flourishing capital of trade, saw decline even before the religious conflicts between East and West, and even before the fierce attacks of the Ottoman Empire.
Nov 16, 2020 · Collecting the Last Coins of the Roman Empire. With just 92 recorded examples spread across three denominations, the coins of Emperor Constantine XI are rare and pricy. The stavrata tend to bring ...
