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Product Identifiers

PublisherStonewell Press

ISBN-101627301127

ISBN-139781627301121

eBay Product ID (ePID)247022274

Product Key Features

Book TitleAlexiad

Number of Pages414 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMiddle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Europe / Medieval

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorAnna Comnena

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight21.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal949.5/03/092 B

SynopsisThe Alexiad, a compelling, dramatic account of the Emperor Alexios of the Byzantine Empire (about 1050-1118), was written by Alexios' highly educated and articulate daughter, Anna Komnene. A princess raised in the royal court, Komnene (latinized as Comnena) is generally regarded as the first woman historian. She wrote the book from a convent during the last years of her life. This epic book covers the First Crusade, daily life at the court, internal plots and intrigues, wars and invasions, and religious heresies--all from the perspective of one who was there. It is the only primary source of the First Crusade from the Byzantine point of view. The translation from Greek to English by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes has been praised both for its readability and its accuracy.