Tag: The Revolt of the Comneni
The Revolt of the Comneni part 7
In the meantime somebody at the suggestion of that fellow, Borilus, one of the slaves, asked the Emperor whether it was by his wish...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 6
Then indeed the Emperor was delighted with them and dismissing them from the feast, spent the rest of the day free from care. Henceforward...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 5
III About this time the city of Cyzicus was taken by the Turks; directly the Emperor learnt of the capture of the city, he...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 4
The next day they came again to talk to her, and seeing that she looked at them more cheerfully than the day before, they...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 3
II The Emperor was now too old to have expectations of a son and as he dreaded the inevitable stroke of death, he began...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 2
Isaac could do this the more easily as the Queen some time before had chosen him to marry her own cousin; he was a...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 1
I We must refer the reader who wishes to know the place and lineage from which Alexius sprang, to my Caesar’s history, and thence...
