Quotes by Anna Comnena, The Alexiad

Explore a curated collection of 3 quotes by Anna Comnena, The Alexiad. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The stream of Time, irresistible, ever moving, carries off and bears away all things that come to birth and plunges them — Anna Comnena, The Alexiad
The stream of Time, irresistible, ever moving, carries off and bears away all things that come to birth and plunges them — Anna Comnena, The Alexiad
It is extraordinary that nobody nowadays under the stress of great troubles is turned into stone or a bird or a tree or — Anna Comnena, The Alexiad
It is extraordinary that nobody nowadays under the stress of great troubles is turned into stone or a bird or a tree or — Anna Comnena, The Alexiad
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 ey — Anna Comnena, The Alexiad
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 ey — Anna Comnena, The Alexiad