Paul Karolides, in his speech delivered in 1916 at the name day celebration of King Constantine the Great, stands far from the institution of the monarchy and analyzes its history as a part of Greek tradition, as a Greek model and Greek idea since antiquity, with the pinnacle being Alexander the Great, as well as the glorious days of our Byzantine Empire up to the heroic death of Constantine Palaiologos.

He also delves into concepts of the history of Rome, such as the emperor, and speaks of kingship beyond the Western prototype.