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Byzantine diplomacy

Olga, ruler of the Kievan Rus', along with her escort in Constantinople (Madrid Skylitzes, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid)
Modern depiction of the reception of the ambassadors of Emperor Constans II at the court of Tang Taizong at Chang'an, 643 CE

Historian Dimitri Obolensky asserts that the preservation of civilization in Southern Europe was due to the skill and resourcefulness of the diplomacy of the Byzantine Empire, which remains one of Byzantium's lasting contributions to the history of Europe and the Middle East.[1]

  1. ^ Obolensky 1994, "The Principles and Methods of Byzantine Diplomacy", p. 3.

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