Court, Administration, and Army : Constantinople, Rome, Athens, and Jerusalem

But it is not our task to recount his biography; we shall also pass over the whole imaginary picture of the hero current in the Middle Ages, his alleged baptism by Pope Sylvester at Rome, his gift of Italy to the Pope, and the like. Just as our earlier pages have given only an indispensable sketch of his relation to throne and Church, so other aspects of his reign can be treated only briefly. Concerning most of the questions involved, historical judgment is in any case not uniform, and even the facts themselves are often in dispute.