Biography - Women

Agrippina the Elder @ Julia Maesa @ Agrippina the Younger @ Livia Drusilla or Julia ... @ Arsinoe II @ Nitocris @ Artemisia @ Praxilla @ Bathsheba @ Sappho @ Boudicca @ Sulpicia @ Cleopatra @ Tomyris @ Clodia @ Veturia @ Cornelia @ Women A - G (21) Egeria @ Women H - M (12) Hatshepsut @ Women N - R (10) Helena @ Women S - Z (8) Hypatia @ Zenobia @ Julia Domna @

Ancient Queens
Here are some of the most famous ancient queens in ancient history.

6 Roman Mothers
Six Roman mothers, some good and others bad.

Ancient Women Warriors
Ancient queens and other women who led their people into battle: Amazons, Queen Artemisia, Queen Boudicca, Queen Samsi, Queen Tomyris, Trung Sisters, Queen Zenobia.

Aspasia
Aspasia of Miletus was the mistress of Pericles and philosopher to the philosophers.

Hipparchia
Guest feature by Maria Jamil Fasolo on Hipparchia of Maroneia, who married the Cynic philosopher Crates and encouraged ancient Greek women to seek greater freedom.

Greek Mothers
Had it not been for their mothers, Jocasta and Clytemnestra, the heroes Oedipus and Orestes would have remained obscure.

Neaira
Basic information on the Greek courtesan Neaira.

Nefertiti
Review of Joyce A. Tyldesley's biography of Akhenaten's great royal wife, Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen.

Semiramis
From the Womens' History Guide, details about the life of the semi-legendary Assyrian queen.

Glossary of terms for Ancient Rome
Short entries and definitions of ancient Roman historical terms.