Anne Comnène, the daughter of Alexius. Shc wrote the

history of ihe time, 1069-1118. under the ùûe of ^/fxias. Her dévotion lo her father niakes her work somewhat unreliable. She died in 1148. Michaud quotes freely from her.

.. frappait les regards, ' struck the sight. '

.. 19. sous les dehors de la violence, ' under the extemal show

of violence.

.. 23. envier, 'covet.' J'ai envie de ... 'I fcel indined to . .'

29. 2. Durazzo : coast town in Albania, in south-east of Adriatic ;

attacked by Robert Guiscard in loBi. His tieet, under his son Boheniond, was defeated, but his arniy was saved from destruction owing to Alexiuss jealousy of his gênerai, Paleologos, and disaster was turned into \ictory.

, , Larisse, the old capital of Thessaly ; after his victory at Djtrachium, Guiscard returned to Italy and left Bohemond in comniand. He overran Epeiros, and had almost succeeded in reducing Larissa, 1083, when he was compelled to return to Italy.