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Portrait of 'last Christian emperor' of Constantinople and Byzantine discovered in Greece
Conservation work by an archaeologist has revealed a previously unknown portrait of the last emperor of Byzantine, Constantine XI Palaiologos (Feb. 8 1404 – May 29 1453), dubbed the last Christian ...
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Realistic portrait of the last Byzantine ruler found in Greek monastery
A unique portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire ... loros over a light-colored sakkos and a diadem crown. The figure holds a cross-bearing scepter.