Ο τελευταίος Παλαιολόγος

Closing a trilogy about the Palaiologos dynasty, the novel turns to Constantine XI, the final Byzantine emperor, and the capture of Constantinople. Drawing on Venetian, Turkish and Greek sources, it asks how hard the Greeks and the Catholic Latins really fought to save the city, who betrayed Constantine and hoisted the Ottoman standard over the Blachernae walls while he was still fighting at the landward defences, and whether the clergy resisted or sought favours from the new regime. It also follows the main players after the empire's collapse, immersing the reader in the turmoil of the late Middle Ages in the West and in Byzantium.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

541 pages in the original

Genres

Historical, War (assigned by AI)

Set in

Türkiye, 15th century

First published

2007 by Λιβάνης

Author's age

70 when first published

ISBN

9789601416441 (original)