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| #117598 in Books | Komnene, Anna/ Sewter, E. R. A. (TRN)/ Frankopan, Peter (INT) | 2009-09-29 | 2009-09-29 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 7.78 x1.08 x5.08l,.96 | File type: PDF | 608 pages | Penguin Books||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Byzantium By a Byzantine|By Susan E. Gassler|The Alexiad is the Iliad of Byzantium. It reads like a novel, but is a history by Anna Komene the daughter of Emperor Alexius I of Constantinople (the famous emperor during The First Crusade). It contains everything from Byzantine social life to religious practices, warfare tactics, and every political intrigue and subtle nuance of l|About the Author|E. R. A. Sewter was a well-known Byzantine scholar and the editor of Greece and Rome. His translation of The Alexiad of Anna Komnene is still published in Penguin Classics. He died in 1976.
A revised edition of a medieval masterpiece-the first narrative history written by a woman
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 imperial couple, reveals the inner workings of the court, profiles its many extraordinary personages, and offer...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Alexiad (Penguin Classics) | Anna Komnene. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
