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The Alexiad of Anna Comnena
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The Alexiad is the story of Emperor Alexius I Comnenus written by his daughter Anna Comnena 'The Alan'
This tale of Crusaders, Byzantiums, Scythians and Romans ...... can be found online here...
[url:2m3j8p34]http://www.earth-history.com/Europe/Alexiad/alexiad-contents.htm[/url]
Information on Alexus I [url:2m3j8p34]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexius_I_Comnenus[/url]
and Anna [url:2m3j8p34]http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine5.html[/url] who sounds a fascinating women....
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Arthes
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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Wow!...Thanks Arthes, yes I need a copy of one! 8)


Komneni lives forever!hurray!!!!
  
Remarks by Philip on the Athenian Leaders:
Philip said that the Athenians were like the bust of Hermes: all mouth and dick. 
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Yes Comnena is a very useful source. I refer to her all the time for all sorts of subjects.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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