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Record Number: 13728 Author(s)/Creator(s): Messina , Renata Gentile. Contributor(s): Title: Basilissai di origine occidentale nella produzione encomiastica Bizantina (sec. XII) [Byzantine scholars who described the Western-born empresses of the Komnenos period displayed ambivalence; Basil Archidenos described Bertha of Sulzbach (Irene Komnena) with a mixture of approval and disapproval; Eustathios of Thessalonike in his work honoring Agnes of France (Anna) , described her as an "ideal" empress, modest, reserved, submissive, and beautiful; he presented her qualities as an admission of Byzantine superiority]. Source: Byzantinische Forschungen 22, ( 1996): Pages 261 - 277. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Anna (Formerly Agnes of France), Byzantine Empress, Wife of Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor, Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor, and Theodor Branas Basil Archidenos, Author Byzantium Empresses Eustathios of Thessalonike, Archbishop and Author Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 11-12 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 01675346

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