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For an entity as studied as the Roman Empire, you'd imagine it'd be pretty clear-cut who its final emperor was. However, it's really not at all clear who that title should belong to, and as you'll soon see, there are quite a few contenders.
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Further Reading:
“East and West in the Roman Empire of the Fourth Century: An End to Unity?” by Roald Dijkstra et al. - tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/gdc/gdcebookspublic/20/19/66/79/74/2019667974/2019667974.pdf
“The Papacy and the Levant” by Kenneth Setton - books.google.com/books/about/The_Papacy_and_the_Levant_1204_1571.html?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
“A Worthless Prince? Andreas Palaeologus in Rome 1464 - 1502” by Jonathan Harris - core.ac.uk/download/pdf/28889885.pdf
For an entity as studied as the Roman Empire, you'd imagine it'd be pretty clear-cut who its final emperor was. However, it's really not at all clear who that title should belong to, and as you'll soon see, there are quite a few contenders.
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If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sidequest_channel
Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know!
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A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity:
JK, Leloo Wolf, Oskari Liukku, pmck, Aradhya Khandelwal, dancingvulture, Ciaran Hassan, Gabriel, Jeanne Moss, Scott Gibbs, Adrien Maillet, Kevin O'Connor, Van Veen, FauxFowks, ShepHaveUTriedMeditation, ProfessorComrade
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Further Reading:
“East and West in the Roman Empire of the Fourth Century: An End to Unity?” by Roald Dijkstra et al. - tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/gdc/gdcebookspublic/20/19/66/79/74/2019667974/2019667974.pdf
“The Papacy and the Levant” by Kenneth Setton - books.google.com/books/about/The_Papacy_and_the_Levant_1204_1571.html?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
“A Worthless Prince? Andreas Palaeologus in Rome 1464 - 1502” by Jonathan Harris - core.ac.uk/download/pdf/28889885.pdf
