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Biographies and articles on women in the ancient world, including queens, poets, philosophers, scientists and courtesans.
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Brief article about midwifery in ancient Athens and the role of female midwives, including Agnodice.
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Study of ancient Celtic female deities and women's status in Celtic legend.
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Scholarly multi-disciplinary resource focused on women's history in the ancient world. Comprehensive original sources, bibliographies, links, search capability, essays.
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Academic article regarding Theodora's use of patronage in Constantinople (2002).
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Comprehensive biography of Cleopatra of Egypt; shorter bios of famous women of the ancient world including Zenobia, Fulvia, Julia Domna, Cornelia, Zenobia, among others. Bibliography, sources.
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Art reflecting women in ancient cultures; part of Honors Seminar at SweetBriar College.
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The sourcebook provides extensive original source materials, discussion and links on the history of women in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, as well as women's history resources to the present.
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Archeological, artistic and literary evidence for existence of female warriors and gladiators from the ancient to modern world.
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Descriptions of female divinities in the ancient world; discussion of the role of female goddesses in pagan and Christian history.
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Comparisons between folk treatment and professional midwifery in Greco-Roman society, primarily based upon the writings of Pliny and Soranus. Includes references.
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Selections from articles, art, and archeological exploration on whether the Amazons existed.
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Excerpts from ancient laws, c. 1075 B.C.E.
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A history of costume and "how to" instructions for creating ancient costumes from Rome, Greece, and many other regions around the Mediterranean Sea.
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Multi-faceted discussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities and priestesses in ancient history to present times.
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Series of articles dealing with the lives of women in ancient Greece, Rome, Israel, and Egypt.
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Extended discussion of historical role of women in ancient Japan based on their diaries and other literary works.
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Articles and links on women's history and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in early Christianity.
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Comprehensive original source materials in translation for women's studies in ancient Rome and Greece. Subjects cover law, poetry, literature, and society. Maintained at Diotima.
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Article outlining evidence of social history for women living in ancient Achaemenid times.
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Discussion, analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum.
