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Description edit
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 information on the Byzantine war with the Normans, and on the First Crusade in which Alexius participated. While the Byzantines were allied... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bohemond: Add a description of this character.
- Robert
- Alexios Komnenos
- John Doukas
- Kelts
- Romanos Diogenes
- Michael Doukas
- Monomakhatos
- Isaac
- Tancred
- Constantine
- Baldwin
- Roussel
- Godfrey
- Tatikios
- George Palaiologos
- Boutoumites
- Gregory
- Marianos
- Tzakhas
- Leo
- Peter
- St Gilles
- Gabras
- Raoul
- Roger
- Basil
- Hugh
- Bryennios
- Dalassenos
- William
- Solomon
- Bodin
- Larissa
- Philippopolis
- Nicholas
- Landulph
- Kamytzes
- Kantakouzenos
- Melissenos
- Muhammad
- Demetrios
- Kontostephanos
Setting & Locations edit
- Antioch
- Nicaea
- Constantinople
- Dyrrakhion
- Lombardy
- Illyrikon
- Smyrna
- Asia
- Jerusalem
- Byzantion
- Rome
- Komnenoi
- Cyprus
- Thessaloniki
- Khorosan
- Bithynia
- Botaneiates
- Dalmatia
- Kilikia
- Laodikeia
- Keltic
- Syria
- Nikomedia
- Brindisi
- Corfu
- Tripolis
- Kastoria
- Philadelphia
- Damalis
- Lopadion
- Adrianoupolis
- Apulia
- Katakalon
- Apelkhasem
- Otranto
- Khoma
- Abydos
- Khios
- Bolkan
- Poimanenon
- Persia
- Providence
- Salerno
- Franks
- Khoirovakhoi
- Ankhialos
- Italy
- Babylon
- Egypt
- Ikonion
First Sentence edit
I. The Emperor Alexius, who was also my father, had been of great service to the Roman Empire even before he reached the throne, for he started campaigning as early as during the reign of Romanus Diogenes.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anna Comnena (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Greek
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Publication Date: 1148
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Page Count: 560
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Publication Date: 1148
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Page Count: 560
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 949.5030924
Subjects edit
- Books › History › World › Medieval
- Books › Nonfiction › Foreign Language Nonfiction › Latin
- Books › History › World › Byzantine
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Presidents & Heads of State
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
- Books › History › Ancient
- Books › History › Europe
- Books › Literature & Fiction
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