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Alexiad [EPUB ebook]

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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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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780141904542 ● Translator E. R. A. Sewter ● Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2268283 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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