Constantine XI’s last moments in life, as he stood before the walls of Constantinople in 1453, have bestowed a heroic status on him. This book produces a more balanced portrait of an intriguing indivi
This study by Philippides (classics, U. of Massachusetts) and Hanak (emeritus, history, Shepherd U.) provides a critical evaluation of the voluminous sources (including those neglected by modern histo
A member of the imperial Palaeologan family, albeit most probably illegitimate, Isidore became a scholar at a young age and began his rise in the Byzantine ecclesiastical ranks. He was an active advoc
