ANNA COMNENA


Meaning of ANNA COMNENA in English

born Dec. 2, 1083

died 0441; 1153

Byzantine historian.

Daughter of the emperor Alexius I Comnenus , she conspired with her mother against her brother John II Comnenus ; when the plot was discovered, she was forced to enter a convent. There she wrote the Alexiad , a biography of her father and a pro-Byzantine account of the early Crusades .

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.