Marios Philippides (1950 – December 27, 2022) was an American historian who was Emeritus Professor in the Department of Classics at the

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Biography

Marios Philippides was born in 1950 to Despo Diamantidou and Andreas Philippides. He taught at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst from 1978 until his retirement in May 2017. He received his

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degree in Classics from

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in 1972 and his

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and

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degrees from

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in 1976 and 1978 respectively. He has published numerous articles on ancient religion, archaeology, and late- Byzantine historiography. His main focus has been the

fall of Constantinople The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 55-da ...

(1453), the annexation of the

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, and the conquest of the Franco-Byzantine

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to the

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. Philippides has published a number of books, including his monumental 2011 study, ''The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in

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: Historiography, Topography, and Military Studies''. Coauthored with Walter Hanak, this book's 11 chapters not only offer comprehensive analysis of the primary sources concerning this famous historical event but also subject the scholarly literature devoted to this topic over the last century and a half to searching scrutiny. Other key avenues of Philippides' scholarly inquiry have included ancient religion, archaeology, and late- Byzantine historiography. His numerous books and articles have ranged in topic from the ancient Greek novelist

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an frescoes, and from the reception of ancient

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to detailed analysis of accounts of the city left by chroniclers of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. He was interviewed for, and was one of many historical consultants to, Rise of Empires: Ottoman.

Selected works

Books

*(Translator)''The Fall of the Byzantine Empire: A Chronicle by

George Sphrantzes George Sphrantzes, also Phrantzes or Phrantza ( or Φραντζῆς; 30 August 1401 – 1478), was a late Byzantine Greek historian and Imperial courtier. He was an attendant to Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, '' protovestiarites'' ("Lord of the I ...

, 1401–1477'', University of Massachusetts Press, 1980. *(Introduced, Translation and Commentary) ''Emperors, Patriarchs and Sultans of Constantinople: 1373–1513. An Anonymous Greek Chronicle of the Sixteenth Century'',

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Press, 1990. *(Translated and annotated together with Walter K. Hanak) ''The Tale of Constantinople: of its origin and capture by the Turks in the year 1453 by Nestor-Iskander'', A.D. Caratzas, 1998. *(Edited, Translated, and Annotated) '' Mehmed II the Conqueror and the Fall of the Franco-Byzantine Levant to the Ottoman Turks: Some Western Views and Testimonies'', Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2007. *(Together with Walter K. Hanak) ''The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453: Historiography, Topography, and Military Studies'', Ashgate, 2011. *(Together with Walter K. Hanak) ''Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462): A Late Byzantine Scholar, Warlord, and Prelate'', Routledge, 2018. *''

Constantine XI Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (; 8 February 140429 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Constantine's death ...

Dragaš

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(1404–1453): The Last Emperor of

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'', Routledge, 2019.

Articles

*Philippides, M. (January 1, 1998). The Fall of Constantinople 1453: Bishop Leonardo Giustiniani and His Italian Followers. ''Viator'', 29, pages 189–226. *Philippides, M. (January 1, 1998). Giovanni Guglielmo Longo Giustiniani, the Genoese condottiere of Constantinople in 1453. ''Byzantine Studies'', pages 13–53. *Marios Philippides. (January 1, 2004). Patriarchal Chronicles of the Sixteenth Century. ''Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies'', 25, 1, pages 87–94. *Marios Philippides. (January 1, 2004). The Fall of Constantinople: Bishop Leonard and the Greek Accounts. ''Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies'', 22, 3, pages 287–300. *Philippides, M. (January 1, 2007). The Fall of Constantinople 1453: Classical Comparisons and the Circle of Cardinal Isidore. ''Viator'', 38, 1, pages 349–383. *Marios Philippides. (January 1, 2012). Tears of the Great Church: The Lamentation of Santa Sophia. ''Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies'', 52, 4, pages 714–737. *Marios Philippides. (January 1, 2016). Venice, Genoa, and John VIII Palaeologus’ Renovation of the Fortifications of Constantinople. ''Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies'', 56, 2, pages 377–397.

References

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