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Constantine XI's only living portrait found? Or not?

As of December 12th, 2024, news has spread that at last, a contemporary depiction of the last Roman Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was discovered in the Old Monastery of the Taxiarches in Aigialeia. Is it 100% true? Should we question this at all? Why are we sure that it is Constantine? All these questions deserve further discussion and I am here to provide. Please, also READ THE PINNED COMMENT. In this video I go over some arguments and play devil's advocate on why this newfound portrait could be of one of Constantine's numerous brothers who served in the Despotate of the Morea. If you are interested in the stories of Constantine's generation, and what happened after him, stay tuned for the final videos in my Eastern Rome Summarized series! And for those intrigued in the dress of the Palaiologan court, especially that of a Despot, here is my speeddraw:    • Palaiologan Despotes speeddraw  #byza...   Catch up on the Palaiologan story so far:    • Beggar Basileus: Palaiologoi 1354-140...   Sources: Statement from the Greek Ministry of Culture: https://www.culture.gov.gr/el/Informa... Description of Despot attire is from the treatise of Pseudo-Kodinos ("Pseudo-Kodinos and the Constantinopolitan Court: Offices and Ceremonies (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies)" translated with commentary by Ruth Macrides, J.A. Munitiz,and Dimiter Angelov) (BUY: https://amzn.to/3PuvyNT) About late Palaiologan historical sources, they could be found in the description of my next video, which will cover everything from 1402 to the Fall of Constantinople. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. So if any of these books interest you, buy them from those links and you'll be helping me out :) But NOTE: I link products from the US Amazon store, if you click on them and they're not available or you get a search result page, try changing your store region to the US. Because many of these books are fringe and won't be available everywhere :( Are you interested in this type of content where I just talk about news in Byzantine Studies? Feel generous? Do you wish to directly support me? Please check out my Patreon:   / byzansimp