"The Syracusan Bride..." (1866) by Leighton

A Webpage Dedicated to the Women of the Ancient World

So far I've only managed to place links to other sources on this page. Many of the websites listed here are also listed in the Annotated Index. Some are not. Nevertheless, they are linked and annotated here for one specific reason: they are resources for the study of women and gender in the ancient world. Currently, resources fall into these categories:

Table of Contents:

 Amazons and Warrior Women

 Ancient Women Outside Greece and Rome

 Roman Women

 Women in Mythology

 Ancient Women in General

 

Amazons and Warrior Women

Amazons in Ancient Art and Mythology

An image-rich discussion of warrior women in ancient culture. Whether Amazons actually existed as literature and art portray them may not be as important as that literary and artistic depiction…

Amazons in Greek Mythology

With quotes from ancient commentators and good graphics and images, this website may be most remarkable for its biographical catalog of famous mythical Amazons.

Warrior Women of the Eurasian Steppes

This was an article which recently came out in the journal Archaeology, and it's worth a look.

Washington Post Article: Evidence of Amazons?

Not too terribly detailed, but interesting enough. However, there is still no evidence that Xena: Warrior Princess was a historical figure…

 

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Ancient Women Outside Greece and Rome

Exculsus III

On women and their social status (or what there was of it) in ancient Egypt.

Tjentmutengebtiu

She was an Egyptian priestess from the 22nd Dynasty (945-715 B.C.). Preserved as a mummy in the British Museum, she was recently given a scan with tomographic equipment in St. Thomas's Hospital in London. Learn what we discovered about her.

Anatolian Women: 9000 Years of History

Frankly, I'd never thought about Anatolian women before this website. Expand your world.

 

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Roman Women

Conventus Matronarum

In many ways, this is a glorified catalogue of famous Roman women. Informative, with good images and quotes from the ancients.

The Deification of Roman Women

No images, just a lengthy article on the subject. Informative. But after a while, all the blocks of text wear heavily on the old eyeballs. Still, deification…Haven't women always been living goddesses?

Romanae Antiquae

A lovely site focusing on the underappreciated feminine factor in Rome. Nice images (even the backgrounds are beautiful), and some good links to other similar websites.

 

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Women in Mythology

Roman Goddesses

Women in Classical Mythology

Women in Greek Mythology

These three are a sort of "who's who" among goddesses, demigoddesses, nymphs, and mortal women. Here's where you go if you can't remember the difference between Callisto and Calliope…There are some brief biographies as well, and some links to related sites.

 

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Ancient Women: General Resources

Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World

One of Chiuthyphro's personal favorites, the Diotima is an excellent collection of gender-related resources, as well as general resources. One of these features, for instance, is a very thorough catalogue of links to classical images. Aside from its beautifully ordered database of information on women in ancient culture, Diotima's extensive links to classics websites are worthy of attention.

The Women's Classical Caucus

A group of feminist scholars examining women and gender in the ancient world. The site does appear to be something of a cobweb page, however.

Women's Life in Greece and Rome

An index of online resources, such as ancient texts on the legal status of women. The listing is out of the University of Kentucky, and quite helpful.

 

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