The Alexiad by Anna Comnena

The Alexiad

Anna Comnena with Peter Frankopan

608 pages first pub 1148 (view editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative slow-paced
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 Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, The Alexiad is one of the most popular and revealing primary sources in the vast canon of medieval literature. Princess Anna Komnene, eldest child of the imper...

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