076: The Alexiad: Part One: Introducing the Komnenoi Dynasty

Anna Komnene wrote the Alexiad as an account of her father's reign, The Roman Emperor Alexios the 1st. The Alexiad is a vivid and dramatic narrative written in the mid-12th century, after the events of the First Crusade. This episode talks about the author, Anna Komnene, as well as the introduction of her Father and Uncle, and what it was like to live in the Empire during this tumultuous time.The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922 to the present day.Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.comMusic by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com