Anna Komnene's Alexiad
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Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexiad | 3 |
| Alexiad by Anna Komnene | 2 |
| Anna Komnene's Alexiad canonical | 1 |
| The Alexiad | 1 |
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Target entity: Anna Komnene's Alexiad Context triple: [Bohemond I of Antioch, describedBySource, Anna Komnene's Alexiad]
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Chronicle of Morea
The Chronicle of Morea is a 14th-century historical narrative that recounts the Frankish conquest and feudal rule of the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
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Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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Rus' chronicles
Rus' chronicles are medieval East Slavic historical records that document political events, wars, and social life in the principalities of Kievan and later Rus'.
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E.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anna Komnene's Alexiad Target entity description: Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.
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A.
Chronicle of Morea
The Chronicle of Morea is a 14th-century historical narrative that recounts the Frankish conquest and feudal rule of the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
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B.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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C.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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D.
Rus' chronicles
Rus' chronicles are medieval East Slavic historical records that document political events, wars, and social life in the principalities of Kievan and later Rus'.
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E.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chronicle
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ medieval Greek prose work ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
ⓘ
surface form:
The Alexiad
|
| author | Anna Komnene ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | imperial princess ⓘ |
| authorRelationToSubject | daughter of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| bias |
critical of some Latin crusaders
ⓘ
favorable to the Komnenos dynasty ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical details about Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
descriptions of crusader leaders ⓘ theological and moral reflections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diplomatic relations with Western powers
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internal politics of the Byzantine court ⓘ military campaigns of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical history
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalEventCovered |
Byzantine–Latin conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Crusader relations
First Crusade ⓘ Norman–Byzantine conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Norman invasions of the Byzantine Empire
conflicts with the Seljuk Turks ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
major primary source for the First Crusade
ⓘ
major primary source for the reign of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plutarch
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Polybius ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | classical Greek historiography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
First Crusade ⓘ |
| modernReception |
widely studied in Byzantine studies
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widely translated into modern languages ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 15 ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
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| portrays |
Alexios I Komnenos
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surface form:
Alexios I Komnenos as a capable ruler
|
| preservationStatus | survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| setting | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| structure | divided into books ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 12th century
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late 11th century ⓘ reign of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| viewpoint |
Byzantine imperial perspective
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pro-Byzantine account of the First Crusade ⓘ |
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