Anna Komnene's description of the Norman prince Bohemond in her Alexiad:
>Now the man was such as, to put it briefly, had never before been seen in the land of the Romans, be he either of the barbarians or of the Greeks (for he was a marvel for the eyes to behold, and his reputation was terrifying). Let me describe the barbarian's appearance more particularly – he was so tall in stature that he overtopped the tallest by nearly one cubit, narrow in the waist and loins, with broad shoulders and a deep chest and powerful arms. And in the whole build of the body he was neither too slender nor overweighted with flesh, but perfectly proportioned and, one might say, built in conformity with the canon of Polycleitus... His skin all over his body was very white, and in his face the white was tempered with red. His hair was yellowish, but did not hang down to his waist like that of the other barbarians; for the man was not inordinately vain of his hair, but had it cut short to the ears. Whether his beard was reddish, or any other colour I cannot say, for the razor had passed over it very closely and left a surface smoother than chalk... His blue eyes indicated both a high spirit and dignity; and his nose and nostrils breathed in the air freely; his chest corresponded to his nostrils and by his nostrils...the breadth of his chest. For by his nostrils nature had given free passage for the high spirit which bubbled up from his heart. A certain charm hung about this man but was partly marred by a general air of the horrible... He was so made in mind and body that both courage and passion reared their crests within him and both inclined to war. His wit was manifold and crafty and able to find a way of escape in every emergency. In conversation he was well informed, and the answers he gave were quite irrefutable. This man who was of such a size and such a character was inferior to the Emperor alone in fortune and eloquence and in other gifts of nature.
I love this post because it shows that Nietzcheans have no idea what "slave morality" is even supposed to mean and they just use him as a vessel for their feminist mad at dad bullshit.
Anna Komnene's description of the Norman prince Bohemond in her Alexiad:
>Now the man was such as, to put it briefly, had never before been seen in the land of the Romans, be he either of the barbarians or of the Greeks (for he was a marvel for the eyes to behold, and his reputation was terrifying). Let me describe the barbarian's appearance more particularly – he was so tall in stature that he overtopped the tallest by nearly one cubit, narrow in the waist and loins, with broad shoulders and a deep chest and powerful arms. And in the whole build of the body he was neither too slender nor overweighted with flesh, but perfectly proportioned and, one might say, built in conformity with the canon of Polycleitus... His skin all over his body was very white, and in his face the white was tempered with red. His hair was yellowish, but did not hang down to his waist like that of the other barbarians; for the man was not inordinately vain of his hair, but had it cut short to the ears. Whether his beard was reddish, or any other colour I cannot say, for the razor had passed over it very closely and left a surface smoother than chalk... His blue eyes indicated both a high spirit and dignity; and his nose and nostrils breathed in the air freely; his chest corresponded to his nostrils and by his nostrils...the breadth of his chest. For by his nostrils nature had given free passage for the high spirit which bubbled up from his heart. A certain charm hung about this man but was partly marred by a general air of the horrible... He was so made in mind and body that both courage and passion reared their crests within him and both inclined to war. His wit was manifold and crafty and able to find a way of escape in every emergency. In conversation he was well informed, and the answers he gave were quite irrefutable. This man who was of such a size and such a character was inferior to the Emperor alone in fortune and eloquence and in other gifts of nature.
Not really. The Latins, especially post Charlemagne and after the Western Schism saw themselves as the hot shit of Europe and Byzantium as a vestige of heresy and as an illegitimate claimant to Rome. Constantinople was certainly impressive, but not too impressive considering European cities like Paris, Milan or Palermo were similar in size and influence
>John II uncovered a conspiracy to overthr
ow him which implicated his mother and sister.[19] Anna's husband Nikephoros had little sympathy with her ambitions, and it was his lack of support which doomed the conspiracy. Anna was stripped of her property, which was offered to the emperor's friend John Axouch. >After the death of Alexios, he refused to enter into the conspiracy set afoot by his mother-in-law Irene Doukaina and his wife Anna to depose John II Komnenos, the son of Alexios, and raise him to the throne.[7] His wife attributed his refusal to cowardice, but it seems from certain passages in his own work that he really regarded it as a crime to revolt against the rightful heir >Bryennios refused to overthrow John, making Anna unable to continue with her plans.[10] With this refusal, Anna, according to Choniates, exclaimed "that nature had mistaken their sexes, for he ought to have been the woman."[2] According to Jarratt et al., Anna shows "a repetition of sexualized anger."
Stupid sexy Bohemond...
>Stupid sexy Bohemond...
>Stupid sexy Bohemond.jpg
My first Ironman CK2 playthrough was as Bohemond
Man, I love history and religion.
How dare you speak of the Despotessa like so?!
I dont like any monarchs with rare exception like Alexander or Napoleon. People were fricking moronic for following orders from inbred royals.
>People were fricking moronic for following orders from inbred royals.
He said, while following orders from inbred israelites
>He would rather follow some senile fat octagenarian in a suit than a beautiful princess.
I would rather not follow anyone. Its pure slave morality to want to serve other men.
>No dad I won't throw out the trash
Yeah I would prefer to be the dad in that situation instead defending slave mentality on korean basket weaving forums.
Serving other people is a necessary evil
Society cannot exist without a hierarchy
I agree but this doesnt mean I would like it and I wonder what kind of person even wants it.
> I wonder what kind of person even wants it.
Extreme political views are often manifestations of sexual fetishes, that is my theory.
Serving other men seems like a feminine urge to me.
I love this post because it shows that Nietzcheans have no idea what "slave morality" is even supposed to mean and they just use him as a vessel for their feminist mad at dad bullshit.
Reddit is 2 blocks down, sir.
>le reddit meme if you dont want to be a slave
>I'M VOOOOOOOOOTING
These le reddit memers are probably former active users.
Anna Komnene's description of the Norman prince Bohemond in her Alexiad:
>Now the man was such as, to put it briefly, had never before been seen in the land of the Romans, be he either of the barbarians or of the Greeks (for he was a marvel for the eyes to behold, and his reputation was terrifying). Let me describe the barbarian's appearance more particularly – he was so tall in stature that he overtopped the tallest by nearly one cubit, narrow in the waist and loins, with broad shoulders and a deep chest and powerful arms. And in the whole build of the body he was neither too slender nor overweighted with flesh, but perfectly proportioned and, one might say, built in conformity with the canon of Polycleitus... His skin all over his body was very white, and in his face the white was tempered with red. His hair was yellowish, but did not hang down to his waist like that of the other barbarians; for the man was not inordinately vain of his hair, but had it cut short to the ears. Whether his beard was reddish, or any other colour I cannot say, for the razor had passed over it very closely and left a surface smoother than chalk... His blue eyes indicated both a high spirit and dignity; and his nose and nostrils breathed in the air freely; his chest corresponded to his nostrils and by his nostrils...the breadth of his chest. For by his nostrils nature had given free passage for the high spirit which bubbled up from his heart. A certain charm hung about this man but was partly marred by a general air of the horrible... He was so made in mind and body that both courage and passion reared their crests within him and both inclined to war. His wit was manifold and crafty and able to find a way of escape in every emergency. In conversation he was well informed, and the answers he gave were quite irrefutable. This man who was of such a size and such a character was inferior to the Emperor alone in fortune and eloquence and in other gifts of nature.
Wow she must have been wet as frick
If my calculations are correct she was 13 at the time and he was 42.
>he was born 1054
>she was born 1083
>the first crusade passed through Constantinople in 1097
The day Alexios position as daddy got usurped
hot
as nature intended
But then again
>you have to obay a inbred moron with a funny costume because hierarchy le necessary
Lmao
To what degree was orientalism and Greek fetishism the yellow fever of its time?
Not really. The Latins, especially post Charlemagne and after the Western Schism saw themselves as the hot shit of Europe and Byzantium as a vestige of heresy and as an illegitimate claimant to Rome. Constantinople was certainly impressive, but not too impressive considering European cities like Paris, Milan or Palermo were similar in size and influence
>John II uncovered a conspiracy to overthr
ow him which implicated his mother and sister.[19] Anna's husband Nikephoros had little sympathy with her ambitions, and it was his lack of support which doomed the conspiracy. Anna was stripped of her property, which was offered to the emperor's friend John Axouch.
>After the death of Alexios, he refused to enter into the conspiracy set afoot by his mother-in-law Irene Doukaina and his wife Anna to depose John II Komnenos, the son of Alexios, and raise him to the throne.[7] His wife attributed his refusal to cowardice, but it seems from certain passages in his own work that he really regarded it as a crime to revolt against the rightful heir
>Bryennios refused to overthrow John, making Anna unable to continue with her plans.[10] With this refusal, Anna, according to Choniates, exclaimed "that nature had mistaken their sexes, for he ought to have been the woman."[2] According to Jarratt et al., Anna shows "a repetition of sexualized anger."
KWAB
Why did Anna hate her brother Ioannes so much?
Komnenos. Anna Komnenos.