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A Roman diplomat’s famous fifth-century journey into the heart of Hunnic territory

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  1. skybrian
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    This is a lightly fictionalized version of the journey of some diplomats to deliver a letter from the Roman emperor in Constantinople to Attila the Hun. (I won't say how it ends since that would...

    This is a lightly fictionalized version of the journey of some diplomats to deliver a letter from the Roman emperor in Constantinople to Attila the Hun. (I won't say how it ends since that would be a spoiler if you haven't read it.)

    It's fictionalized because the original was lost, but the story survives in fragments.

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  2. fefellama
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    This reads like it would make an interesting movie/show. The 'stranger in a strange land' aspect of it reminds me of Marco Polo. Even has a decent plot twist at the end.

    This reads like it would make an interesting movie/show. The 'stranger in a strange land' aspect of it reminds me of Marco Polo. Even has a decent plot twist at the end.

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