El Greco: Movement X ( Epilogue) - Vangelis Papathanassiou

576 years ago today the last EVER Roman Emperor began his reign!

576 years ago today the last EVER Roman Emperor began his reign!

The final succession had began after John VIII Palaiologos died on October 31, 1448 and was replaced by Constantine XI Palaiologos.

Constantine didn’t actually begin his reign until January 6, 1449. pic.twitter.com/LpMPhJ7Xyi

— ShadowsOfConstantinople (@RomeInTheEast) January 6, 2025

The Byzantine Empire: Rise, Glory, and Fall of the Last Romans.

Η πτώση της Ρωμανίας (Βυζαντινής Αυτοκρατορίας) 2/2

Lament for Constantinople

Templar Chant-Lament for Constantinople pic.twitter.com/Z1vxiQG4dQ

— Knights Templar International (@KnightsTempOrg) January 2, 2025

Η πτώση της Ρωμανίας (Βυζαντινής Αυτοκρατορίας) 1/2..... The Fall of the Empire of ROMANIA (Bzantine Empire) 1/2 S/T

Greek and Latin were the official languages in the Byzantine Empire.

Languages of the Byzantine Empire

"Even though Rome conquered Greece through arms, Greece conquered Rome through its civilisation."
- Horace (65 BC - 8 BC)

Greek and Latin were the official languages in the Byzantine Empire. Although Latin was the official language until the… pic.twitter.com/JIl7b2HtMQ

— Harris Samaras (@HarrisSamaras) November 23, 2024