The Alexiad by Anna Comnena

The Alexiad

Anna Comnena with Elizabeth A.S. Dawes (Translator)

414 pages first pub 1148 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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The Alexiad, a compelling, dramatic account of the Emperor Alexios of the Byzantine Empire (about 1050-1118), was written by Alexios' highly educated and articulate daughter, Anna Komnene. A princess raised in the royal court, Komnene (latinized a...

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