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Episode 197 - Anna Komnene with Leonora Neville

from The History of Byzantium

Our best primary source for Alexios Komnenos reign is The Alexiad written by his daughter Anna Komnene. I talk to Professor Leonora Neville about Anna's life and writing and how she overcame the obstacles facing a woman trying to write history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our best primary source for Alexios Komnenos reign is The Alexiad written by his daughter Anna Komnene. I talk to Professor Leonora Neville about Anna's life and writing and how she overcame the obstacles facing a woman trying to write history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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