Bonus II- The Marble Emperor

As of episode 23, we are still right at the start of our story. However, there's an interesting story from the end of the life of the Roman Empire to consider. This is the myth of the Marble Emperor, otherwise known as Constantine XI. As it turns out, this myth is more common than it first appears... Sources for this episode: Mijatovich, C. (1892), Constantine: the Last Emperor of the Greeks, or the Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks (A. D. 1453). London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd. Philippides, M. (2019), Constantine XI Dragaš Paleologus (1404-1453): The Last Emperor of Byzantium. Oxon: Routledge. Tolkien, J. R. R. (2022), The Return of the King, being the third part of The Lord of the Rings. London: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Author unknown, Byzantine Chronicle (date unknown), Emperors & Saints (online) (Accessed 09/04/2024). Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), King asleep in mountain (online) (Accessed 09/04/2024 and 14/04/2024).