Encyclopedia Of Women In The Ancient World Women In The Ancient World

Encyclopedia Of Women In The Ancient World is a comprehensive, alphabetically arranged, historical survey of the most significant and influential women in recorded human history. From politically powerful women such as Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Zenobia, and Julia Domna, to the reputedly scandalous women such as Jezebel, Bathsheba, Messalina, and Agrippina the Younger; each entre includes a fascinating and informative biography. The role and condition of women is examined to include daily life, motherhood, childbirth, sexuality, religion, work, restrictive or emancipative law, and clothing. Women from myth, legend, and religion are including ranging from Aphrodite, Eve and Gaea, to Helen of Troy, Isis, and the Vestal Virgins of Rome. Historian Joyce Salisbury (Frankenthal Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay) provides a truly "reader friendly" text that is enhanced with maps and a comprehensive index. Encyclopedia Of Women In The Ancient World is very highly recommended as a core addition to any academic World History or Women's Studies reference collection. This Extensive And Engaging A-to-z Encyclopedia, Illustrated With Many Rare And Revealing Images, Tells The Stories Of The Famous And The Ordinary, Treating Subjects As Diverse As Greek Heroine Cults, The Daily Life Of The German Warrior Women And The Intrigue, Glory And Power Of Ancient Romeʼs Imperial Women. Hundreds Of Well-researched Entries, Each With Suggestions For Further Reading, Give A Rounded View Of The Lives Of Women In The Ancient World. Abortion -- Agnes -- Agrippina The Elder -- Agrippina The Younger -- Alexandra Salome -- Amazons -- Anna -- Anyte Of Tegea -- Aphrodite -- Apocryphal Acts Of The Apostles -- Aristodama Of Smyrna -- Arsinoe Ii -- Arsinoe Iii -- Artemis -- Artemisia -- Artists Hellenistic -- Asella -- Aspasia -- Athena -- Bathsheba -- (julia) Berenice -- Berenice I -- Berenice Ii -- Blaesilla -- Blandina -- Boudicca -- Caerellia -- Calpurnia -- Cartimandua -- Cassandra -- Catal Huyuk -- Ceres -- Christian Women -- Cleopatra I The Syrian -- Cleopatra Ii -- Cleopatra Iii -- Cleopatra V Selene -- Cleopatra Vii -- Cleopatra Selene Apene -- Cleopatra Thea -- Clodia -- Cloelia -- Clothing -- Clytemnestra -- Constantina -- Contraception -- Corinna Of Tanagra -- Cornelia Roman Matron -- Cornelia Wife Of Roman Dictator -- Cosmetics -- Cybele -- Danae -- Daphne -- Deborah -- Delilah -- Delphic Oracle -- Demeter -- Diana -- Dido -- Dinah -- Diotima Of Mantinea -- Dynamis -- Egeria -- Egyptian Women -- Electra -- Elen Luyddog -- Elizabeth -- Enheduanna -- Erinna Of Telos -- Esther -- Etruscan Women -- Eudocia -- Eudoxia -- Eulalia Of Merida -- Euphrosyne Castissima -- Europa -- Eurydice -- Eurydice I -- Eustochium -- Eve -- Fausta -- Faustina The Younger -- Felicity -- Flaccilla -- Fulvia -- Gaea -- Galla Placidia -- Germanic Tribal Women -- Glaphyra -- Greek Heroine Cults -- Greek Athenian Women -- Gynecology -- Hagnodice -- Hannah -- Hatshepsut -- Helen Of Troy In Greek Mythology -- Helena -- Hera -- Herodias -- Hestia -- Hipparchia -- Honoria -- Hortensia -- Hypatia -- Io -- Ishtar -- Isis -- Jewelry -- Jewish Women -- Jezebel -- Judith -- Julia. Julia Domna -- Julia Maesa -- Julia Mamaea -- Junia -- Juno -- Justina -- Laodice I -- Leah -- Leontium -- Livia -- Lucretia -- Lydia -- Maccabean Martyrs -- Macha Mong Ruadh -- Macrina The Younger -- Maenads -- Marcella -- Marcia -- Maria -- Mariamne -- Martha Christian Woman -- Martha Persian Martyr -- Martyrs -- Mary -- Mary Magdalene -- Mary Of Egypt -- Medb -- Medea -- Medusa -- Melania The Elder -- Melania The Younger -- Meryt Neith -- Messalina -- Minerva -- Minoan Women -- Miriam -- Monica -- Motherhood Roman -- Muses -- Mythology -- Naomi -- Nefertiti -- Niobe -- Nitocris -- Nossis Of Locri -- Nymphs -- Octavia -- Olympias Christian Deaconess -- Olympias Macedonian Queen -- Olympic Games -- Pamphila -- Pandora -- Pasiphae -- Paula -- Paulina -- Pelagia -- Penelope -- Perpetua The Martyr -- Persian Women -- Phila -- Philomela -- Philosophers Greek -- Plancia Magna -- Plotina -- Pompeia -- Poppaea Sabina -- Porcia -- Prisca -- Proba -- Prostitution -- Prostitution Sacred -- Pudentilla -- Pulcheria -- Rachel -- Rahab -- Rebekah -- Rhea Silvia -- Rizpah -- Roman Women -- Ruth -- Sabina -- Sabine Women -- Salome I -- Salome Ii -- Sappho Of Lesbos -- Sarah -- Sarai -- Servilia -- Sexuality -- Sibyls -- Sirens -- Sobeknofru -- Sophoniba -- Sosipatra -- Spartan Women -- Stone Age Art -- Stratonice I -- Sulpicia -- Susanna -- Tabitha -- Tarbo -- Terentia -- Teuta -- Thais -- Theano -- Thecla -- Thekla -- Tiy -- Tullia -- Turia -- Twosret -- Valeria -- Venus -- Verginia -- Vestal Virgins -- Veturia -- Work -- Xanthippe -- Zenobia -- Zipporah. Joyce E. Salisbury ; Foreword By Mary Lefkowitz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. An extensive and fascinating collection of stories featuring both famous and everyday women, giving a well-rounded view of the lives of women in the ancient world.When did women first become rulers, athletes, soldiers, heroines, and villains? They always were, observes historian Judith Salisbury. From Mesopotamian priestesses and poets to Egyptian queens and consorts,'there was never a time when women did not participate in all aspects of society.'Salisbury tells the stories of 150 women from the ancient world, ranging from the very famous, such as Cleopatra VII, immortalized by Hollywood, to the barely remembered, such as the Roman poet Nossis. Writing for a general audience, Salisbury begins by painting each woman into her historical context, then recounts each woman's story, describing the choices she made as she looked for happiness, wealth, power, or well-being for herself and her family—stories much like our own. In entries on general themes—clothing, cosmetics, work, sexuality, prostitution, gynecology—Salisbury analyzes the commonalties in the lives of these women of antiquity from a cross-cultural perspective. An extensive and fascinating collection of stories featuring both famous and everyday women, giving a well-rounded view of the lives of women in the ancient world. When did women first become rulers, athletes, soldiers, heroines, and villains? They always were, observes historian Judith Salisbury. From Mesopotamian priestesses and poets to Egyptian queens and consorts, "there was never a time when women did not participate in all aspects of society." Salisbury tells the stories of 150 women from the ancient world, ranging from the very famous, such as Cleopatra VII, immortalized by Hollywood, to the barely remembered, such as the Roman poet Nossis. Writing for a general audience, Salisbury begins by painting each woman into her historical context, then recounts each woman's story, describing the choices she made as she looked for happiness, wealth, power, or well-being for herself and her familystories much like our own. In entries on general themesclothing, cosmetics, work, sexuality, prostitution, gynecologySalisbury analyzes the commonalties in the lives of these women of antiquity from a cross-cultural perspective. "Why did Cleopatra seduce Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, engulfing the Roman Empire in bloody civil war? What historical evidence substantiates tales of sexual rites in Babylonian temples? How could the Greek women who served the god Apollo at Delphi utter pronouncements that changed the course of history? Why has the story of the Amazons fascinated both ancient and modern societies?". "This extensive and engaging A-to-Z encyclopedia, illustrated with many rare and revealing images, tells the stories of the famous and the ordinary, treating subjects as diverse as Greek heroine cults, the daily life of the German warrior women, and the intrigue, glory, and power of ancient Rome's imperial women. Hundreds of well-researched entries, each with suggestions for further reading, give a rounded view of the lives of women in the ancient world."--BOOK JACKET. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 List of Entries by Category......Page 11 Foreward......Page 15 Preface......Page 17 Acknowledgments......Page 21 Genealogical Charts......Page 23 Maps......Page 26 A - K......Page 39 L - M......Page 229 Index......Page 413 about the author......Page 423