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Constantine XI Palaiologos
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“Τὸ δὲ τὴν πόλιν σοὶ δοῦναι οὔτ' ἐμὸν ἐστίν οὔτ' ἄλλου τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν ταύτῃ• κοινῇ γὰρ γνώμῃ πάντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως άποθανοῦμεν καὶ οὐ φεισόμεθα τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.”
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Recorded in: Reply to Mehmed II's call for the surrender of Constaninople. George Sphrantzes. Greek: "29 Μαϊου 1453: Όταν "η Πόλις εάλω..." [29 May 1453: When the City Fell...]. iefemerida.com (29 May 2012) · English: Jem Duducu, "M…
“God forbid that I should live an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it.”
Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404–1453) said by 1453 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To some one in the imperial suite who suggested that there was, perhaps, still time for the Emperor to reach the harbour safely. Chedomil Mijatovich, Constantine: The Last Emperor of the Greeks; or, The Conquest of Cons…
“Whoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can; and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me!”
Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404–1453) said by 1453 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Final order to his suite. Spandugin Cantacuzin, Comentari, p. 190–6. C. Mijatovich (1892) p. 220
“The city is fallen and I am still alive.”
Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404–1453) said by 1453 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Last words, before charging to his death. Michael Kritoboulos. Cited in Philip Sherrard, Constantinople: Iconography of a Sacred City (Oxford UP, 1965) p. 139