AN UNKNOWN HERO: PORTRAIT DISCOVERED OF THE TRAGIC LAST ROMAN EMPEROR
https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/235/81078dec-2b57-407a-97fd-67c4740a8e71-1052x615.jpg
✍️ A contemporary portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman emperor, has been discovered in a Greek monastery, providing a unique glimpse into the life of a historical figure.
👉 The portrait is believed to be the only one of Constantine XI Palaiologos 👉 It was discovered in a Greek monastery 👉 Constantine XI was the last Roman emperor 👉 He was killed in the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453
-- #ConstantineXIPalaiologos #AnastasiaKoumousi #MichaelKritoboulos #AugustusCaesar #Greece #Constantinople #Aigialeia #MonasteryofTaxiarches #history
Loading quoted post…
