[Footnote 70: The proud historians of the crusades slide and
stumble over this humiliating step. Yet, since the heroes
knelt to salute the emperor, as he sat motionless on his
throne, it is clear that they must have kissed either his
feet or knees. It is only singular, that Anna should not
have amply supplied the silence or ambiguity of the Latins.
The abasement of their princes would have added a fine
chapter to the Ceremoniale Aulae Byzantinae.]