Cited by Brownworth as an example of Western contempt for Byzantium: Bishop Liutprand wrote that Byzantium was populated by 'idle liars of neither gender,' representing the kind of dismissive Western rhetoric that undermined Byzantine reputation.
Also known as: Bishop Lutprand · Liudprand of Cremona
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Episode 17 (1 mention)
Cited by Brownworth as an example of Western contempt for Byzantium: Bishop Liutprand wrote that Byzantium was populated by 'idle liars of neither gender,' representing the kind of dismissive Western rhetoric that undermined Byzantine reputation.
“Bishop Lutprand wrote that Byzantium was populated by idle liars of neither gender and no less an authority than Voltaire”