Biography - Women

Famous women from ancient history, including Aspasia, Agnodice, Mary Magdalene and Hypatia.
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Alexander The Great and Roxane by Pietro Rotari (Hermitage, S.-Peterburg, Russia) 1756 - Courtesy of Wikipedia
The Brave Warrior Women of the Ancient World
Ancient women who led troops into battle: Amazons, Queen Artemisia, Queen Boudicca, Queen Samsi, Queen Tomyris, Trung Sisters, Queen Zenobia.
Niobe Clutching a Child - Clipart.com
Top Legendary Greek Mothers
Legendary Greek Mothers. Helen of Troy, Jocasta, Clytemnestra, Andromache, Agave, Alcmene and Penelope were among the most famous of the legendary Greek mothers.
Hatshepsut - Hatshepsut Clipart.com
Hatshepsut - Queen of Ancient Egypt
Here are some of the most famous ancient queens in ancient history.
Aspasia of Miletus - Prisoner of History, by Madeleine Henry
Aspasia of Miletus was the very influential mistress of Pericles and a philosopher to the philosophers.
A house altar showing Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their Daughters in limestone. Amarna period. - Public Domain. Courtesy Andreas Praefcke at Wikimedia.
Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen Book Review
Review - 'Nefertiti : Egypt's Sun Queen,' by Joyce Tyldesley
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Cleopatra was the last pharoah of Egypt who was renowned for her political dealings with ancient Rome. Cleopatra was also known for her affairs with the leading men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and Augustus' hatred of her, and consequently, for her dramatic suicide.
Helena - Mother of Constantine
Helena was the mother of the Emperor Constantine, who, upon her conversion to Christianity, went to the Holy Land where she is credited by some with having discovered the True Cross.