The AlexiadPenguin UK, 6 ago 2009 - 624 pagine 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. |
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The Accession of Alexius and the Struggle between | |
War with the Normans 10812 | |
War with the Normans 10823 and Alexius first | |
Norman Defeat and the Death of Robert Guiscard | |
The First Crusade 10971104 | |
Domestic Troubles Second Norman Invasion | |
The Conspiracy of Aaron The Final Defeat | |
Turks Franks Cumans and Manichaeans 1108 | |
Victory over the Turks The Orphanage Heresy | |
Greek Fire | |
Lists of Byzantine Rulers Popes of Rome Patriarchs | |
Bibliography | |
War with the Scyths 108790 | |
The Scythian War 1091 Victory at Levunium | |
The Turkish War and a Dalmatian Interlude 10924 | |
Another Heresy The Cuman War The First Crusade | |
Index of Names | xvi |
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