Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Anna Komnene

Anna Komnene (1083-1153 CE)

"But of course fault-finders stand out of weapon range and the acid darts they fire at the contestants come from their tongues."
  • From The Alexiad by Anna Komnene, translated by E. R. A. Sewter. New York: Penguin Books, 2009.


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