The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 14
After I had taken the sceptre of empire, she could not bear to be dissociated from my work and from interesting herself in mine...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 13
Although she cherished this hope in her heart and steadfastly yearned towards a higher life, yet she was, an the other hand, perhaps more...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 12
And then with Alexius’ consent she sent for Cosmas (who had not yet resigned his seat), and some of the leaders of the sacred...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 11
For such was the stateof Saul long ago; when God, because of the King’s presumptuousness, rent his kingdom in twain. Alexius was distraught with...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 10
Then after Alexius Comnenus had been proclaimed Emperor, the Queen Maria, Constantine’s mother, in obedience to the Caesar’s suggestion, demanded from the Emperor a...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 9
Simultaneously, Taronites who had married the Emperor’s sister, was created ‘Protosebastos’ and ‘Protovestiaire,’ and soon afterwards he was gazetted ‘Panhypersebastos,’ and then sat with...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 8
The most surprising feature, seldom found in other women, was that she abashed the audacious, but by a single glance gave fresh courage to...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 7
His broad shoulders, muscular arms, mighty chest, in fact his generally heroic appearance, evoked in the multitude the greatest admiration and pleasure. From his...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 6
He had already in former times been a frequent visitor to the mother of the Comneni and had predicted her son’s rise to the...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 5
By use of the above-mentioned arguments the Caesar soothed and appeased the Emperor’s mind, although many advised him to marry Eudocia. Of her it...
