Anna Komnene's Alexiad

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Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.

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instanceOf Byzantine chronicle ⓘ
historical work ⓘ
medieval Greek prose work ⓘ
alternateName The Alexiad ⓘ
author Anna Komnene ⓘ
authorOccupation imperial princess ⓘ
authorRelationToSubject daughter of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
bias critical of some Latin crusaders ⓘ
favorable to the Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
contains biographical details about Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
descriptions of crusader leaders ⓘ
theological and moral reflections ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire ⓘ
dateWritten 12th century ⓘ
focusesOn diplomatic relations with Western powers ⓘ
internal politics of the Byzantine court ⓘ
military campaigns of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
genre biographical history ⓘ
historiography ⓘ
historicalEventCovered Byzantine–Crusader relations ⓘ
First Crusade ⓘ
Norman invasions of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
conflicts with the Seljuk Turks ⓘ
historicalValue major primary source for the First Crusade ⓘ
major primary source for the reign of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
influencedBy Plutarch ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryInfluence classical Greek historiography ⓘ
mainSubject Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
First Crusade ⓘ
modernReception widely studied in Byzantine studies ⓘ
widely translated into modern languages ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
numberOfBooks 15 ⓘ
placeOfComposition Constantinople ⓘ
portrays Alexios I Komnenos as a capable ruler ⓘ
linked to: Alexios I Komnenos
preservationStatus survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ
setting Byzantine Empire ⓘ
structure divided into books ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early 12th century ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
reign of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
viewpoint Byzantine imperial perspective ⓘ
pro-Byzantine account of the First Crusade ⓘ

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Bohemond I of Antioch → describedBySource → Anna Komnene's Alexiad ⓘ
Komnenos dynasty → associatedWork → Alexiad ⓘ
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Anna Komnene's Alexiad → alternateName → The Alexiad ⓘ
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Anna Dalassene → sourceMention → Alexiad by Anna Komnene ⓘ
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Anna Komnene → notableWork → Alexiad ⓘ
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Anna Komnene → authorOf → Alexiad ⓘ
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Irene Doukaina → knownFrom → Alexiad by Anna Komnene ⓘ
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Nikephoros III Botaneiates → historicalSource → Anna Komnene's Alexiad ⓘ
Crusade of 1101 → describedIn → chronicles of Anna Komnene ⓘ
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Siege of Larissa (1083) → describedBySource → Alexiad ⓘ
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Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign) → primarySource → Anna Komnene’s Alexiad ⓘ
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Sikelgaita of Salerno → describedInWork → Alexiad ⓘ
linked to: Anna Komnene's Alexiad