u/Choctrone

Andronikos I Komnenos is often considered as one of the worst emperors of the Byzantine Empire and a terrible person. Almost every time he's mentioned, it's in a negative light. While this is deserved, let's change that for a moment. What good could you say about him? Whether it concerns his actions, his intentions, or anything else?

After waiting for a long time, I finally received my first copy of the Alexiad! This is the first time that I am actually going to study a primary source and I was wondering if you would have any advices, whether for the reading of this book in particular or for the study of Byzantine primary sources in general. Also, I am not sure if it changes anything, but my copy is in French.