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  • The Alexiad of Anna Komnene Illustrated

    by Anna Komnene ...
    Series Book 11 - Medieval Library
    Anna Komnene was a Byzantine Greek princess and historian, whose ‘Alexiad’ provides a detailed account of the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Her work constitutes the most important primary source of Byzantine history of the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, as well as of the early Crusades. Delphi’s Medieval Library provides eReaders with rare and precious works of the ... Read more

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  • The Alexiad

    Enriched edition. A Princess's Perspective on Byzantine Power and Politics

    by Anna Komnene, Callum Farrowly ...
    Translated by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes ...
    The Alexiad, composed by Anna Komnene in the 12th century, is a seminal work of Byzantine historiography that intricately chronicles the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Written in elegant Greek prose, this text employs a unique blend of personal narrative, political analysis, and military history, providing both a courtly perspective and a candid portrayal of the complexities ... Read more

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  • The Alexiad

    by Anna Komnene ...
    Translated by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes ...
    This is a first-hand account, by his daughter, Alexia, of the reign of Emperor Alexius from 1081 - 1118, over the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire. Since it was written it has formed the bedrock of knowledge about the fall of the Byzantine empire and the Crusades. ... Read more

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  • The Alexiad

    Enriched edition. A Byzantine Princess's Chronicle of Court Intrigue, Crusades, and Empire under Alexios I

    by Anna Komnene ...
    Translated by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes ...
    In "The Alexiad," Anna Komnene presents a vivid historical account of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, and the Byzantine Empire during the pivotal years of the First Crusade. Written in a sophisticated, erudite style marked by classical allusions and intricate narrative techniques, this work embodies the traditions of Byzantine historiography. Komnene weaves personal anecdotes with broader ... Read more

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  • The Alexiad

    by Anna Komnene ...
    Translated by E. R. A. Sewter ...
    A revised edition of Anna Komnene's Alexiad, to replace our existing 1969 edition. This is the first European narrative history written by a woman - an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor through the eyes and words of his daughter which offers an unparalleled view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • The Alexiad (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. Byzantine history and 12th-century politics told by a female historian—crusade narrative, court intrigue, and military affairs in a political memoir

    by Anna Komnene, Callum Farrowly, Gabriel Saunders ...
    Translated by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes ...
    The Alexiad is a sweeping Byzantine history that narrates the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118), charting Norman invasions, the Seljuk threat, the Pechenegs, and the seismic arrival of the First Crusade. Composed in classicizing Attic Greek and modeled on Thucydides and Procopius, it blends courtly eyewitness testimony with technical accounts of strategy, diplomacy, and finance. Anna ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Alexiad of Anna Komnene (Illustrated)

    by Anna Komnene, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 11 - Medieval Library
    Anna Komnene was a Byzantine Greek princess and historian, whose ‘Alexiad’ provides a detailed account of the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Her work constitutes the most important primary source of Byzantine history of the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, as well as of the early Crusades. Delphi’s Medieval Library provides eReaders with rare and precious works of the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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