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The Embassy to Constantinople and Other Works (Everyman Paperback
The Embassy to Constantinople and Other Works Everyman Paperback Author:Liudprand of Cremona Behind the scenes, Liudprand's machinations made Otto Emperor of the West and engineered the deposition of debauched Pope John XII. On his embassy to a grotesque Byzantine Emperor, the clash of cultures doomed his negotiations, a process recollected here. The Antipodosis (887-994) concludes this edition with the comic incidents and rapier g... more »ossip of an insider in the Dark Ages of Germany and Southern Europe.« less