Quote Pictures Anna Komnene By thehistorianshut - August 3, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153) “Such is every barbarian – constantly lusting after massacre and war.” The Alexiad (Book IX, section 3) by Anna Komnene, translated by E.R.A. Sewter, (Penguin Classics, 2009). Like this:Like Loading...