The Medieval Church · 969
The Embassy to Constantinople
Liudprand of Cremona · c. 920–972
What it is
A furious report of a failed diplomatic mission — bad wine, worse lodgings, humiliating protocol, and a Byzantine emperor who called the Western ruler no emperor at all.
Why it lasted
The most vivid account of the mutual contempt between Greek East and Latin West a century before they formally split.
Where to read it
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