This episode we're sitting down with Dr. Leonora Neville, John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Chair of Byzantine History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We explore the life and legacy of the medieval Greek historian and princess Anna Komnene, how modern scholars use history to express contemporary political dissent, and why the Roman Empire endured longer than many people realize.

For more information about Dr. Neville:

https://history.wisc.edu/people/neville-leonora/

For Dr. Neville's Ted-Ed video, click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okph9wt8I0A&ab_channel=TED-Ed

Listen here to Dr. Neville's lecture at the University of Notre Dame, "Women, Virtue, and Education of Women in Eastern Rome":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGoYl1AeCg&ab_channel=MedievalInstitute