MEDIEVALFEST 2024: Anna Komnene, Byzantium and the Wider World

This event took place on 7 December 2024. The information below is correct as of the publication date. Princess Anna Komnene wrote one of the most important primary sources in medieval literature, The Alexiad. Peter Frankopan details Anna Komnene’s life and times within the context of Byzantium and the wider medieval world, in conversation with Rebecca Rideal. Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History at Oxford University. He is the author of books including The Silk Roads: A New History of the World, The Earth Transformed and The First Crusade: The Call from the East (‘A dazzling book’ – Time Out). He is also the editor of the 2009 revised translation of Anna Komnene’s The Alexiad. Rebecca Rideal is a historian, bestselling author, award-winning producer, and the director of the HistFest. Her book, 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire (John Murray) is “gripping and beautifully written” (BBC History Magazine). She tutors at the University of Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education and is host of the Killing Time podcast.