“It is extraordinary that nobody nowadays under the stress of great troubles is turned into stone or a bird or a tree… — Anna Comnena Copy Share Image
“It is extraordinary that nobody nowadays under the stress of great troubles is turned into stone or a bird or a tree or some… — Anna Comnena Copy Share Image
“The stream of Time, irresistible, ever moving, carries off and bears away all things that come to birth and plunges them into utter darkness,… — Anna Comnena Copy Share Image
“Even now I cannot believe that I am still alive and writing this account of the emperor's death. I put my hands to my… — Anna Comnena Copy Share Image
“For they do not look through to the soul, nor have a keen eye for virtue, but they stop at the outward excellencies of… — Anna Comnena Copy Share Image