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Quotation from The Alexiad by Anna Komnene
“Time in its irresistible and ceaseless flow carries along on its flood all created things, and drowns them in the depths of obscurity”
The Alexiad, Preface, 1, trans. Elizabeth A. S. Dawes
The opening sentence of the Alexiad, before Anna describes history as a bulwark against the stream of time.
Citation: "Time in its irresistible and ceaseless flow carries along on its flood all created things, and drowns them in the depths of obscurity" — Anna Komnene, The Alexiad, Preface, 1, trans. Elizabeth A. S. Dawes. (id anna-komnene-alexiad-q1)
Portrait: Anna Komnene (cropped), Unknown, Public domain.
