The epic fight of the last Roman emperor: Constantine XI. #shorts

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[Imperium_Romanum]

“God Forbid that I shall be an Emperor without an Empire, as my city falls, I fall with it.”

[theicepickthatkilledtrotsk]

"God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me." -Constantine XI Palailogos Last Roman Emperor.

[carloshurtado]

Its sorta fun the fact that Rome started with a Romulus died with a Romulus, Byzantium as such started with a Constantine and died with a Constantine. Damn

[mariolis]

As a Greek, he is considered a National Hero

And there are even myths surrounding him like that he is the "King out of stone" who will one day wake up, become king of Greece and take back Constantinopole

Very few people today believe in these myths but we Greeks have him in VERY high regard

[TetsuShima]

Byzantine Soldier: "Caesar! The ottomans have invaded the Palace"
Constantine XI: "Let them come...THERE'S ONE ROMAN EMPEROR YET IN THIS WORLD WHO DRAWS BREATH!!!" *Draws sword for one last stand*

[mysteryjunkie]

It so cool the last Roman Emperor Constantine XI and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time in history.

[nojose]

Rumor has it that when he charged, it was the last anyone would ever seen of him again. To this day, his body is unable to be located; this was because he removed his Imperial Robes before the charge. A true legend, one not to be forgotten.

[mgigachad]

Even Mehmet the conqueror even praised him

[peterthesneakybastar]

“Greeks don’t fight like heroes. Heroes fight like Greeks”
-Winston Churchill

[TheNightWatcher]

Constantinople: “We need aid!”
Rest of Europe: “Nah fam, we busy.”
Constantinople: *Dies*
Rest of Europe: *Shocked Pikachu face*

[justjust]

“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees”

[marcusporciuscato]

Imagine the weight of two thousand years sitting on your shoulders.

[ilect]

fun fact, before he became emperor he was in charge of the empires southern holdings which was just part of the Peloponnese, under his reign he managed to conqueror the entire Peloponnese making it the final roman expansion before the empires fall

[TetsuShima]

Soldier who left one of the entrances to Constantinople open: "Well...I really f*cked up, right?"

[TetsuShima]

I think Aurelian would have even been envious of Constantine XI. Surely the Emperor of Sol Invictus would have said:
"Ah. Look what an epic death...
WHY WASN'T MINE LIKE THIS?!" 😢

[Eazy-ERyder]

Romulus to Constantine:
The Roman Empire is such the epitome of perfect poetry in motion from beginning to end: it STARTED with Romulus (and Remus) in April 753 B.C. and Finished with Romulus Augustus in September 476; as well as the OTHER Empire of Byzantium, which was brought to the life by Constantine THE GREAT fought to the death by Constantine the XI. And they, especially the latter, get nothing but my RESPECT

[redquoter]

Friendly reminder that, for all of the anti-Christian criticism that's been on this channel with some earlier videos, Constantinople stood as the Queen of cities for Orthodox Christianity, and Old Rome was an Orthodox Christian City before the Great Schism - Father John Romanides' works can help shed light on Roman History in a way beautifully complementary with the appreciation of Rome on this channel.

[lordMartiya]

It is said that Constantine XI was not killed but turned into marble, and now rests under the Golden Gate waiting for the day he'll retake the Empire.
Considering the Ottomans bricked up the Golden Gate and the bricks are still there, he must have put up a last stand worth of all his predecessors.

[huntclanhunt]

RIP Rome.

May we one day reclaim Constantinople!

[ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Absolutely a 100% went out like a true hero, last Roman emperor charges with his remaining solders in an epic last stand. Mel Gibson needs to make a movie !