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.
Source: https://shows.acast.com/thehistoryofbyzantium/episodes/episode197-annakomnenewithleonoraneville
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Episode 197 - Anna Komnene with Leonora Neville
The History of Byzantium
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The History of Byzantium
A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com