A to Z of Ancient Greek and Roman Women (A to Z of Women)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816031126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Good information but." according to Rania Melhem. This book provides some really good information about women who lived in ancient times and does not confine itself to Greek and Roman woman some famous and/or infamous Hebrew ladies are included such as Alexandra and Bernice.However, the plethora of typos detract from the enjoyment of this book.. Marie A. Parsons said Need reference to ancient Greek or Roman women?. This dictionary provides a biography of a wealth of Roman and Greek women (my personal interest was in the Romans).It also cites the ancient texts wherein the ladies are mentioned. This can be very helpful for the student, researcher, historian, or fiction writer.Did you know there were several women named Cornelia in Rome? Did you know that the Spartan queen, wife of King Leonidas (of Need reference to ancient Greek or Roman women? This dictionary provides a biography of a wealth of Roman and Greek women (my personal interest was in the Romans).It also cites the ancient texts wherein the ladies are mentioned. This can be very helpful for the student, researcher, historian, or fiction writer.Did you know there were several women named Cornelia in Rome? Did you know that the Spartan queen, wife of King Leonidas (of 300 fame) was named Gorgo and is actually mentioned by Herodotus? Did you know that the name Cleopatra was used in Macedonia as well as in Egypt?Even if one is just a curious . 00 fame) was named Gorgo and is actually mentioned by Herodotus? Did you know that the name Cleopatra was used in Macedonia as well as in Egypt?Even if one is just a curious . Could have been a great resource John S. Hilliard I was excited to get this book, as I am an avocational student of the ancient world, from the around the start of united Egypt to the fall of the Roman/Byzantine Empire, and of gender studies. But I was very disappointed in it, due to the weaknesses already mentioned above of typos and the exclusion of extremely important women. For instance, how can one write a book about Notable Women of the Ancient Greek and Roman world without an entry on Hypatia, or the Empress Pulcheria? And why did the authors leave out the incredibly brave and women's rights models o
Profiles the lives of women from archaic Greece in the seventh century BCE to the fall of Rome in 476 CE, including poet Julia Balbilla, Boudicca, Cleopatra III, Sappho, and Eurydice.
. in ancient history from Rutgers, and Benjamin Lightman, the founder of the Time/Life research library, this contribution to the "Facts on File Library of World History" focuses on women mentioned in classical Greek and Roman historical literature. Inexplicably, while some non-Greco-Roman women--including Zenobia, Barsine, and Boudicca--are profiled, others like mathematician Hypathia of Alexandria, physicians Elephantis and Sotira of Greece, and Christian martyr Cecilia of Rome are ignored. Each woman in this alphabetical arrangement is clearly identifie