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Day: 9th January 2021

A is for… Anna Komnene

9th January 202115th June 2026 / historicallywoman / Leave a comment

Somewhat appropriately, we are kicking 2021 off with the story of the first female historian, Anna Komnene. Her work, the Alexiad, is one of the most important primary sources of 11th and 12th century Byzantine history - her work is invaluable to historians today.

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