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...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 4
And the Caesar, John Ducas, was anxious to get rid of Queen Maria, and – drive her out of the palace as quickly as...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 3
II And now, as I said above, many people were suspicious of the Queen’s staying in the palace, and began to whisper that the...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 2
He was fair-haired with a milk-white complexion, suffused in the right places with a delicate pink, like that of a rose just bursting its...
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles part 1
The Accession of Alexius and Interfamily Power Struggles
I directly the Comneni had taken possession of the palace they dispatched to the Emperor their niece’s...
Report of his Mission to Constantinople part 42
On this same day he ordered me to be his guest. But as he did not think me worthy to be placed above any...
Report of his Mission to Constantinople part 37
And when, after twenty days, I did go away, from there, that man to whom I had given the carpet ordered the ship’s master,...
Report of his Mission to Constantinople part 18
Already last year I wished to do this, but hearing that your master intended to invade the territory of our empire, letting the Assyrians...
