ABOUT MUSES: CONSTANTINE XI
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π: "The city is fallen but I am alive". Constantine XI; emperor; also called 'the marble emperor' as more recent legends tell the story that an angel rescued him before his death and turned him into a marble statue where he'll wait to be brought back to life when his people need him the most. Also 'Michael' if you are fond of him.
Height/Weight: 171cm / 73kg
Constantine XI, the last Roman (byzantine) emperor, his reign started around 1448-1449 and ended with his death in battle during the fall of Constantinople in 1453 while trying to defend its gates. It's during this final decision of staying to defend his empire from its inevitable fall that some sources say is where he mentioned the line commonly attributed to him "The city is fallen but I am alive". It is because some sources record that he was only recognized/found afterward by his purple boots that we think he took part during the battle. (the fall of Constantinople consisted of the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire). With Constantine's death, the Eastern Roman Empire came to its culmination.
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πππ: determined, brave, mild-mannered, constant, strategical, gentle, logical, has an objective way of thinking yet at the end, his decisions will likely end up being weighted in regards to his morals/emotions (example, knowing (and even stating in fate) that his empire will collapse yet deciding to stay and fight for it regardless), stubborn, loyal. 'He usually makes an effort to maintain a gentle tone,but takes on a rather crude tone during dire emergencies.' (from his fate profile)
ππππ πππππ: Fate profile, summarized story, 'The immortal emperor : the life and legend of Constantine Palaiologos, last emperor of the Romans' , wikipedia link , more to be added.
