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 Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (1118-1185 C.E.)
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This is a series of posts (originally appearing on "The Comneni" thread) that present the story of the rise and fall of Andronicus I Comnenus, the last Emperor of the Comneni dynasty, who effectively ruled the Empire from 1182-85. Andronicus was a figure of enormous ability, daring, and charisma, but he ultimately came to a bad end; the reader will soon see why he has often been seen as a Byzantine counterpart to England's Richard III. This series uses two different literary devices to explore Andronicus's dramatic and contradictory life. The first is a fictional autobiography supposedly written by Andronicus in the years between 1180 and 1185 -- the "Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus." Second, the series also looks at the events of these years and Andronicus's own actions through a variety of other approaches -- historical fiction-type posts presenting the perspectives of other key actors; re-created "historical" documents; fictional letters from real historical actors; and news reports on the events of the first half of the 1180's in Byzantium in the style that modern news organizations might have used if they had been around to report on these events. We hope you will find "Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus" both instructive and enjoyable.
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Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (VII): The Massacre of the Latins (April 1182 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 27, 2010 - 22:13 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (VI): The Path to Power (1180-1182 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Nov 1, 2009 - 22:01 ) Wonderful! (* Basileos Nestor, Jul 7, 2009 - 01:54 ) Nicetas Choniates on the Protosebastos Alexius (* Aurelian Junius, Jun 21, 2009 - 23:00 ) Andronicus Marches on Constantinople (Fall 1181 - Spring 1182) (* Aurelian Junius, Jun 21, 2009 - 22:58 ) Andronicus Comnenus Issues a Warning (June 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Apr 24, 2009 - 22:53 ) Maria Porphyrogenita Appeals to a Possible Ally (May 16, 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Mar 28, 2009 - 22:55 ) Crisis in Constantinople (3): The Economist Reports (May 9, 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Mar 26, 2009 - 23:48 ) Crisis in Constantinople (2): The Protosebastos Strikes (Saturday, May 2, 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Mar 24, 2009 - 15:01 ) Crisis in Constantinople (1): CNN Reports (April 15, 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Mar 24, 2009 - 14:54 ) Two Big Fish Escape the Net (March 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Mar 24, 2009 - 14:51 ) A Murderous Plot is Exposed! (February 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Mar 24, 2009 - 14:48 ) The Emperor Manuel's Daughter Reflects Back Over the Year (2) (December 1180) (* Aurelian Junius, Jan 3, 2009 - 22:32 ) The Emperor Manuel's Daughter Reflects Back Over the Year (1) (December 1180) (* Aurelian Junius, Dec 22, 2008 - 21:32 ) Catfight in the Great Palace: Maria of Antioch versus Maria Porphyrogenita (September 1180 - Late 1182) (* Aurelian Junius, Jan 20, 2008 - 21:29 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (V): Love, Wanderings, and a Reconciliation (1166-1180 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Dec 8, 2007 - 19:16 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (IV): Exile, War, and a Dangerous Liaison (1164-1166 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Oct 5, 2007 - 23:08 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (III): The Prisoner (2) (1158-1164 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Sep 16, 2007 - 21:35 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (II): The Prisoner (1) (1155-1158 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Sep 16, 2007 - 21:33 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (I): Early Life (1118-1155 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Sep 16, 2007 - 21:29 )|
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