The Immortal Emperor

The Life and Legend of Constantine Palaiologos, Last Emperor of the Romans

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

AvDonald M. Nicol,Donald M. (King's College London) Nicol,Nicol Donald M.

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Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and Byzantium. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls, but the actual circumstances of his death have remained surrounded in myth. In the years that followed it was said that he was not dead but sleeping - the 'immortal emperor' turned to marble, who would one day be awakened by an angel and drive the Turks out of his city and empire. Donald Nicol's book tells the gripping story of Constantine's life and death, and ends with an intriguing account of claims by reputed descendants of his family - some remarkably recent - to be heirs to the Byzantine throne.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2002-05-09
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt290 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521894098

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'This account of the life of Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine emperor, is the entertaining and well written product of deep research into the diverse sources which cover the last years of the Byzantine Empire … The main text has the thrust of an epic work of fiction, but the powerful narrative is never allowed to eclipse the constant tight referencing, which gives the book its authority.' The Times Higher Education Supplement