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Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"Unbroken success can sometimes lead a man who has never met with any reverse to commit an act of madness."
The...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"That is the way of all the barbarians: their mouths gape wide for gifts and money, but they have no intention...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"Victory means the same thing always, but the means by which generals attain it are varied and of intricate patterns."
The...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"Barbarians are arrogant by nature, with their heads almost in the clouds."
The Alexiad (Book XV, section 6) by Anna Komnene, translated...
Anna Komnene
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...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"The opposition is strong when the whole body is welded together and of one mind; but let there be faction, and...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"There is no one method of achieving victory, nor one form of it, but from ancient times up to the present,...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"Such is the way of Fortune: when she wishes to smile on a man she exalts him on high, crowns him...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"What happens to us at the hands of others should not bring war on those who have done no wrong; and...
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153)
"You can see one and the same man boasting that he will shake the whole world and the very next minute...
