Constantine XI Palaeologus

[ pey-lee-ol-uh-guhs, pal-ee- ]

/ ˌpeɪ liˈɒl ə gəs, ˌpæl i- /

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noun

Dragases, 1404–53, last Byzantine emperor 1449–53.

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How to use Constantine XI Palaeologus in a sentence

Even Xi chimed in on the debate the other day by saying that the blue in ‘APEC blue’ should remain permanent.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prior to that, Chinese state media had designated Obama as just one of many world leaders who had arrived in Beijing to see Xi.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the summit, Xi had been front and center, seemingly without peer.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today was the only time all week that Xi shared a platform with another world leader in Beijing on an equal footing.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Unlike Obama in the United States, Xi actually has the power to make that happen in China, if that is really what he wants to do.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment|Ben Leung|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Constantine the Great died, having divided the empire among his children and nephews.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Constantine (the Great) called the first council of Nice to determine on the Arian heresy.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The church on the conversion of Constantine emerged from the concealment of the Catacombs to the sunshine of imperial favour.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The influence of Constantine seems to have been fraught with more of evil than of good to the new religion that he espoused.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
A stately basilica was erected over the entrance to the Catacomb, it is said in the time of Constantine.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow