She's a Princess! She's a Poet! She's a Historian! She's Anna Komnena — the COOLEST writer in the Byzantine Empire! On this episode of History-Makers, jump into the reign of Alexios Komnenos from the perspective of his daughter Anna, and learn about the emperor who saved the Byzantines from certain doom, as well as the traits that make Anna's "Alexiad" a masterpiece.

This video was edited by Sophia Ricciardi, AKA "Indigo". sophiakricci.com
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Sources & Further Reading: The Alexiad — obviously, what are you waiting for? (Also Norwich's "Byzantium")

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