Biography - Biographies of Women A-G
Agnodice
Agnodice is a legendary 4th century B.C. female physician. This article is from the Women's History site.
Agnodice is a legendary 4th century B.C. female physician. This article is from the Women's History site.
Aspasia
Plutarch worte: "Aspasia, some say, was courted and caressed by Pericles upon account of her knowledge and skill in politics. Socrates himself would sometimes go to visit her, and some of his acquaintance with him; and those who frequented her company would carry their wives with them to listen to her."
Plutarch worte: "Aspasia, some say, was courted and caressed by Pericles upon account of her knowledge and skill in politics. Socrates himself would sometimes go to visit her, and some of his acquaintance with him; and those who frequented her company would carry their wives with them to listen to her."
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 was a Spartan woman who gained fame as the first woman to be a victor in the Olympic games.
Cynisca was a Spartan woman who gained fame as the first woman to be a victor in the Olympic games.
Enheduanna
Information on the world's first writer, who happens to have been a woman.
Information on the world's first writer, who happens to have been a woman.
Eudocia
Eudocia was a poet, empress and founder of the church of Siloam in Jerusalem.
Eudocia was a poet, empress and founder of the church of Siloam in Jerusalem.
Fausta
Fausta, the wife of Constantine the Great, was also the mother, daughter, and sister of other Roman emperors.
Fausta, the wife of Constantine the Great, was also the mother, daughter, and sister of other 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.
Livy II.13: The heroic woman Cloelia
Cloelia was a hostage during the seige of Rome in 508 B.C. Livy passage is in Latin, with notes. Also in English.
Cloelia was a hostage during the seige of Rome in 508 B.C. Livy passage is in Latin, with notes. Also in English.
The Republican Paradigm: Heroines of Early Rome
Suzanne Cross explains the virtues which the Romans so honored in the heroine Cloelia that they built a statue to her.
Suzanne Cross explains the virtues which the Romans so honored in the heroine Cloelia that they built a statue to her.