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    EI Portraits — Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes

    EI Portraits — Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes

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    EI Portraits — Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes

    FromEngelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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    Length:
    13 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 12, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Peter Frankopan on the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene who, banished to a convent for her political ambition, devoted her gifts of observation to charting the fortunes of her father's empire – etching her legacy as Europe's first female historian. Read by Sebastian Brown.

    Image: Anna Komnene, a Byzantine princess and scholar. Credit: history_docu_photo / Alamy Stock Photo 
    Released:
    Apr 12, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The Engelsberg Ideas Podcast brings together the best writers, thinkers and historians to discuss the biggest issues facing the world today. Hosted by Iain Martin, Adam Boulton and Mattias Hessérus.