Open Directory - Society: People: Women: History: Ancient
See also: - Excerpts from ancient Assyrian law codes: multiple entries on women's duties and behavior. - Biographies and articles on women in the ancient world, including queens, poets, philosophers, scientists and courtesans. - Study of ancient Celtic female deities and women's status in Celtic legend. - Scholarly multi-disciplinary resource focused on women's history in the ancient world. Comprehensive original sources, bibliographies, links, search capability, essays. - 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. - Art reflecting women in ancient cultures; part of Honors Seminar at SweetBriar College. - 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. - Analysis of obstetrics,childbirth, folk medicine, neonatal care and midwifery in the Graeco-Roman world. From HELIOS. - Selections from articles, art, and archeological exploration on whether the Amazons existed. - Site devoted to recreating Greek and Roman costumes: historical information, links about women's dress in the ancient world. - Multi-faceted discussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities and priestesses in ancient history to present times. - Series of articles dealing with the lives of women in ancient Greece, Rome, Israel, and Egypt. - Articles and links on women's history and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in early Christianity. - Article outlining evidence of social history for women living in ancient Achaemenid times. - Discussion, analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum.
