RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1274
year: 1189
initiator: Christians in the East
text: (c.1189). A letter is addressed to the West by Christians in the East. After a brief history of the recent Byzantine empire and its close relations with Saladin, an alliance between the emperor Isaac and Saladin is described, as are messages of congratulation sent by the Greeks after the capture of Jerusalem, the arrival of Greek ambassadors while Saladin was besieging Tyre and the provision of poisoned foodstuffs to destroy the Latin armies.
(c.1189). A letter is addressed to the West by Christians in the East. After a brief history of the recent Byzantine empire and its close relations with Saladin, an alliance between the emperor Isaac and Saladin is described, as are messages of congratulation sent by the Greeks after the capture of... more
sources: Magnus presbyter Reicherspergensis, pp. 511-12 (RRH no. 688)