Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World

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.· Entries including women from myth, religion, and legend including Eve, Aphrodite, the earth goddess Gaea, Helen of Troy, and Isis· Entries arranged by categories such as Greece, Rome, Christian, and Northern Europe for ease of research· Many rare and revealing images including a procession of virgin martyrs, ca. A.D. 560· Photographs of ancient sculptures including a Minoan snake goddess, ca. 1600 B.C.; numerous maps of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia; and a depiction of the Hellenistic monarchies· Genealogical charts of the Herodian family, the family of Augustus, and the Julio-Claudian house