Conservation work by an archaeologist has revealed a previously unknown portrait of the last emperor of Byzantine, Constantine XI Palaiologos, dubbed the last Christian ruler of Constantinople.

Byzantine art had a significant impact on the Italian Renaissance and the evolution of the cultural boom of the early modern ages.

In 1453, the Byzantine capital of Constantinople is surrounded by Ottoman Turks. The city is but a shadow of its former glory due to the empire's ever receding coffers, while the Ottoman Empire ...