we are not sure of the date and reason of retirement, Zonaras records that she resided 'imperially with honor' at her foundation for several years, dying in extreme old age just over a year before her son, Isaac. Most ironically, she died on the day forecast by an Athenian astrologer for Alexios himself. She died on a 1 November between 1100 and 1102. Under the Komnenian dynasty, women continued to not only retain their roles set by previous empresses but made great strides in founding monasteries, patronizing churchmen, theologians and literary figures and being more assertive in imperial administration: most prominent in such roles were Anna Dalassene and her contemporary, Maria of Alania. Legacy Anna Dalassena is memorialized in Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party. References Sources External links Anna Dalassene biography by Lynda Garland Anna Dalassene Poem by Constantine P. Cavafy 11th-century births 1100s deaths 11th-century Byzantine women 12th-century Byzantine women 11th-century women rulers Komnenos dynasty Anna Anna Family of Alexios I Komnenos Year of death unknown Augustae Mothers of Byzantine emperors