The Alexiad PDF book is popular Literary Collections book written by Anna Komnene. The book was released by Penguin UK on 2009-08-06 with total hardcover pages 1069. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read The Alexiad by Anna Komnene in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
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
“Kolovou . . . rescues Anna from the talons of misogynist historians and places her where she belongs as an extraordinary, but very human, woman.” —Beatin
"Anna Comnena (1083-1153) wrote The Alexiad as an account of the reign of her father, the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I. It is also an important source of informa
Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for writing history and plotting to become empress by murdering her brother. This book explains how Anna broke her cult
