Women and War in Antiquity [Illustrated] 9781421417639, 9781421417622, 1421417626, 1421417634

The martial virtues--courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength--were central to male identity in the ancient world, and an

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Women and War in Antiquity [Illustrated]
9781421417639, 9781421417622, 1421417626, 1421417634

The martial virtues ― courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength ― were central to male identity in the ancient world, and

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"This unique volume provides an overview of the black queens, madonnas, and goddesses who dominated the history and

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The agenda and significance of women in antiquity has gained considerable attention in recent years. In this book divers

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Theodosian Empresses sets a series of compelling women on the stage of history and offers new insights into the eastern

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This book explores the legal and social position of women in the west from classical antiquity through the early middle

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Late antique and early medieval hagiographic texts present holy women as simultaneously pious and corrupt, hideous and b

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Over 2600 years ago the Parian poet Archilochus wrote "we chased seven and killed them.. the thousand of us."

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