Dueling Historians
The husband and wife historians, Nikephoros Bryennios and Anna Comnena, had very different opinions of the same events.
Anna Comnena
Women in the 11th Century Byzantine Empire
Byzantine women in the 11th and 12th centuries received an education and had opportunities for influence and power.
Anna Comnena – Europe’s First Woman Historian
Birth and Early Expectations Anna Comnena was the first child of the Eastern Roman emperor, Alexios I Comnenus, born Dec. 1st, 1083 and named after Alexios’s mother, the determined Anna Dalassena. Her father soon betrothed her to Constantine Ducas, the son of a prior emperor, Michael VII Ducas. Young Constantine’s mother had helped Alexios gain …
The Top Three 11th Century Byzantine Historians
Three great Byzantine historians – Michael Psellos, Michael Attaleiates, and John Skylitzes