Women - Ancient Queens - Warriors - Mothers - Poets - Courtesans
Famous ancient women. Ancient women famous as queens, warriors, courtesans, poets, mothers, and more.
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Helen of Troy @
Agrippina the Elder (4)
Helena (5)
Agrippina the Younger (2)
Hypatia (5)
Amazons (7)
Julia Domna (6)
Arsinoe II (4)
Julia Maesa (3)
Artemisia (4)
Livia Drusilla (2)
Bathsheba (5)
Mary Magdalene (5)
Boudicca (3)
Nefertiti (4)
Cassandra @
Nitocris (4)
Cleopatra @
Penelope @
Clodia (5)
Penelope @
Clytemnestra @
Praxilla @
Cornelia (4)
Sappho @
Egeria (5)
Tomyris (4)
Galla Placidia (3)
Veturia (3)
Greek Women @
Zenobia (5)
Hatshepsut (9)
Virtuous Roman Women
The following ancient Roman women have been considered the embodiment of Roman virtue and as women to be emulated.
The following ancient Roman women have been considered the embodiment of Roman virtue and as women to be emulated.
Ancient Women
This is a picture gallery of ancient women. Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek and Roman history.
This is a picture gallery of ancient women. Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek and Roman history.
Circe
Circe is a sorceress best known in Greek mythology for her hosting of Odysseus in the Odyssey.
Circe is a sorceress best known in Greek mythology for her hosting of Odysseus in the Odyssey.
Cynisca of Sparta
Cynisca, whose name comes from the Greek for dog, was the daughter of a Spartan king and became the first female Olympic victor.
Cynisca, whose name comes from the Greek for dog, was the daughter of a Spartan king and became the first female Olympic victor.
Dido
Dido was the queen of Carthage whom Aeneas spurned in Vergil's Aeneid.
Dido was the queen of Carthage whom Aeneas spurned in Vergil's Aeneid.
Enheduanna
Information on Enheduanna, the world's first writer, who was the daughter of Sargon.
Information on Enheduanna, the world's first writer, who was the daughter of Sargon.
Fausta
Fausta was the wife, daughter, sister, and mother of Roman emperors.
Fausta was the wife, daughter, sister, and mother of Roman emperors.
Gorgo of Sparta
Gorgo was the daughter of one king and wife of the next Agiad king of Sparta and was renowned for wisdom.
Gorgo was the daughter of one king and wife of the next Agiad king of Sparta and was renowned for wisdom.
Julia Mamaea - From Women's History at About.com
Julia Mamaea was one of the four Severan Julias or Roman Julias; niece of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa and sister of Julia Soaemias; mother of Roman emperor Alexander Severus.
Julia Mamaea was one of the four Severan Julias or Roman Julias; niece of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa and sister of Julia Soaemias; mother of Roman emperor Alexander Severus.
Julia Soaemias - From Women's History at About.com
Julia Soaemias was one of the four Severan Julias or Roman Julias; niece of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa and sister of Julia Mamaea; mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus.
Julia Soaemias was one of the four Severan Julias or Roman Julias; niece of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa and sister of Julia Mamaea; mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus.
Medea
Medea is the witch of Colchis known for killing the children she and her husband Jason produced.
Medea is the witch of Colchis known for killing the children she and her husband Jason produced.
Most Beautiful Women
Myth, history, and legend provide evidence of ancient women who were considered beautiful, but for most of them, we have no reliable portraits. Beauty is an aesthetic consideration. When judging the beauty of a woman, it's tempting to think in terms of the whole person, but that's not this top beauties list. This one is strictly for physical attractiveness. Here are the women I consider the most …
Myth, history, and legend provide evidence of ancient women who were considered beautiful, but for most of them, we have no reliable portraits. Beauty is an aesthetic consideration. When judging the beauty of a woman, it's tempting to think in terms of the whole person, but that's not this top beauties list. This one is strictly for physical attractiveness. Here are the women I consider the most …
Olympias
Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus, king of Epirus, a wife of Philip II of Macedon, and the mother of Alexander the Great
Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus, king of Epirus, a wife of Philip II of Macedon, and the mother of Alexander the Great
Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina was the mistress of one emperor and the wife of another.
Poppaea Sabina was the mistress of one emperor and the wife of another.
Telesilla
Telesilla was a fifth century B.C. Greek poet.
Telesilla was a fifth century B.C. Greek poet.
Trying Neaira Review
Review of Debra Hamel's "Trying Neaira - The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece."
Review of Debra Hamel's "Trying Neaira - The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece."
Diotima: Essays
Peer reviewed site listing dozens of essays on women, status, legends, etc. Some on homosexuality and pederasty. Covers Greece, Rome, Egypt, and late antiquity.
Peer reviewed site listing dozens of essays on women, status, legends, etc. Some on homosexuality and pederasty. Covers Greece, Rome, Egypt, and late antiquity.
Women in Herodotus (PDF)
Women in Herodotus who are named, but don't act, women who act in the public sphere (including Tomyris), groups of women in ethnographic accounts, women who act in a family context, priestesses, and founders of religious cults.
Women in Herodotus who are named, but don't act, women who act in the public sphere (including Tomyris), groups of women in ethnographic accounts, women who act in a family context, priestesses, and founders of religious cults.