ByzntmPllg #3 Byzantium under the Palaiologoi

"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byzantium_under_the_Palaiologoi" - ασιλευόντων King of Kings, Ruling over T hose who Rule The Byzantine Empire ca. 1265 Capital Lan guage(s) Constan tinople Greek recognized the Emperor as their lord. Nonetheless, Byzantine diplomacy coupled with the adroit exploitation of internal divisions and external threats among their enemies, and above all the invasion of Anatolia by Timur, allowed Byzantium to survive until 1453. The last remnants of the Byzantine Empire, the Despotate of Morea and the Empire of Trebizond, fell shortly afterwards. Government Emperor - 12611282 - 14481453 Histor y - Recapture of Constantinople from the Latins - Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans Absolute monarchy Michael VIII Constantine X I July 25, 1261