Women Behind the Curtain: Anna Komnene

Published: Nov. 24, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'Anna Komnene (1083-1153) has mostly been remembered in history for the failed coup to take control of the Byzantine Empire from her younger brother. But she was also a dedicated historian, and her 13 volume historical work \\u2014 the Alexiad \\u2014 is one of the most extensive written during the Middle Ages.'