The Alexiad by Anna Comnena

The Alexiad

Anna Comnena with Peter Frankopan (Contributor), E.R.A. Sewter (Translator)

584 pages • first pub 1148 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative slow-paced
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A revised edition of a medieval masterpiece--the first narrative history written by a womanWritten 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 ...

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