The Correspondence of Leo, Metropolitan of Synada and SyncellusDumbarton Oaks
translated by Martha Pollard Vinson
ISBN: 088402136X
price: $16.50
The corpus of Leo of Synada (937--ca. 1003) contains
fifty-three letters, including one from Stephen of Nicomedia, and
a will. Particularly important are a series of thirteen letters
written during Leo's diplomatic mission to the West (996--998)
and two that detail the political maneuvering prior to the
election of Patriarch Sisinnius II. In addition to their
historical value, the letters also provide useful and at times
highly entertaining insights into the personalities and
institutions of Byzantium in the late tenth century.
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