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The Late Byzantine Empire Playing Cards
Discover the history of the Late Byzantine Empire (12th-15th centuries CE) through a deck of cards featuring hand-drawn illustrations of 54 different historical figures from the Late Byzantine Empire that not only include late Byzantine emperors, empresses, commanders, and civilians but characters from other powers of the time such as the Ottoman Empire, Western Europe, Serbia, Bulgaria, and the breakaway Byzantine states of Epirus and Trebizond.
About the Cards
Play all your favorite card games in this follow-up deck to the Historical Figures of the Byzantine Empire and Historical Figures of the Late Roman Empire Playing Cards which features unique and beautifully hand illustrated cards depicting full-body portraits of historical figures from the Late Byzantine Empire (12th-15th centuries CE). These figures include a variety of emperors, empresses, generals, soldiers, officials, and commoners not only from the late Byzantine Empire but from other powers of the time such as the Ottoman Empire, Western Europe, Serbia, Bulgaria, and the breakaway Byzantine states of Epirus and Trebizond. Enjoy the deck and over 300 years of a colorful history!
Info on the
Playing Cards
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Contains 55 cards in total: 52 playing cards, 2 jokers, 1 intro card.
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The back section of all cards in the deck depicts the yellow double-headed eagle on a red background, symbol of the Palaiologos Dynasty, the last Byzantine dynasty.
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54 cards have an individual drawing of a character from the 300+ years of Late Byzantine history whether an emperor, empress, official, general, soldier, clergyman, commoner, and even foreign warriors and rulers.
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The cards will show you all the different and fascinating attire worn by people in the Late Byzantine Empire as well as ornate objects through the centuries such as crowns, helmets, weapons, and shields.
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All cards come with a quick description of who or what is depicted on them and what time period in Late Byzantine history they came from.
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The box of the cards depicts the last Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos (r. 1449-1453) and his mother Empress Helena Dragas, and behind are two late Byzantine era crowns: one belonging to the emperor and the other to the empress. All these figures are featured in the cards too!
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