Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World

Joyce E. Salisbury

ABC-CLIO, 2001 - History - 385 pages

When did women first become rulers, athletes, soldiers, heroines, and villains? They always were, observes historian Judith Salisbury. From Mesopotamian priestesses and poets to Egyptian queens and consorts, "there was never a time when women did not participate in all aspects of society."

Salisbury tells the stories of 150 women from the ancient world, ranging from the very famous, such as Cleopatra VII, immortalized by Hollywood, to the barely remembered, such as the Roman poet Nossis. Writing for a general audience, Salisbury begins by painting each woman into her historical context, then recounts each woman's story, describing the choices she made as she looked for happiness, wealth, power, or well-being for herself and her family--stories much like our own. In entries on general themes--clothing, cosmetics, work, sexuality, prostitution, gynecology--Salisbury analyzes the commonalties in the lives of these women of antiquity from a cross-cultural perspective.

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Contents

• A: 1
• Agnes: 2
• Agrippina the Elder: 3
• Alexandra Salome: 6
• Amazons: 7
• Anna: 9
• Anyte of Tegea: 10
• Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: 12
• Aristodama of Smyrna: 15
• Arsinoë III: 18
• Artemisia: 20
• Artists Hellenistic: 21
• Aspasia: 23
• Athena: 24
• B: 27
• Julia Berenice: 28
• Berenice I: 30
• Berenice II: 31
• Blaesilla: 32
• Blandina: 33
• Boudicca: 34
• C: 39
• Cartimandua: 41
• Çatal Hüyük: 42
• Ceres: 44
• Cleopatra I The Syrian: 48
• Cleopatra II: 49
• Cleopatra III: 50
• Cleopatra V Selene: 51
• Cleopatra VII: 52
• Cleopatra Selene Apene: 54
• Cleopatra Thea: 55
• Clodia: 57
• Cloelia: 58
• Clothing: 60
• Clytemnestra: 66
• Constantina: 67
• Contraception: 68
• Corinna of Tanagra: 69
• Cornelia Roman Matron: 70
• Cornelia Wife of Roman Dictator: 71
• Cosmetics: 72
• Cybele: 74
• D: 77
• Daphne: 78
• Delilah: 80
• Delphic Oracle: 82
• Demeter: 83
• Diana: 84
• Dido: 85
• Dinah: 86
• Diotima of Mantinea: 87
• Dynamis: 89
• E: 91
• Egyptian Women: 92
• Electra: 98
• Elen Luyddog: 99
• Elizabeth: 100
• Enheduanna: 101
• Erinna of Telos: 103
• Etruscan Women: 106
• Eudocia: 108
• Eudoxia: 110
• Eulalia of Merida: 111
• Euphrosyne Castissima: 112
• Europa: 114
• Eurydice: 116
• Eustochium: 118
• Eve: 119
• F: 123
• Felicity: 125
• Flaccilla: 126
• Fulvia: 128
• G: 131
• Galla Placidia: 132
• Germanic Tribal Women: 134
• Glaphyra: 137
• Greek Heroine Cults: 138
• Greek Athenian Women: 139
• Gynecology: 142
• H: 147
• Hatshepsut: 148
• Helen of Troy in Greek Mythology: 151
• Helena: 153
• Hera: 155
• Herodias: 156
• Hestia: 157
• Hipparchia: 158
• Honoria: 160
• Hortensia: 161
• Hypatia: 162
• I: 165
• Isis: 166
• J: 171
• Jewish Women: 175
• Jezebel: 177
• Judith: 178
• Julia: 180
• Julia Domna: 182
• Julia Maesa: 183
• Julia Mamaea: 185
• Junia: 186
• Juno: 187
• Justina: 188
• L: 191
• Leah: 192
• Livia: 194
• Lucretia: 196
• Lydia: 197
• M: 199
• Macha Mong Ruadh: 200
• Macrina the Younger: 201
• Maenads: 202
• Marcella: 203
• Marcia: 205
• Maria: 207
• Mariamne: 208
• Martha Christian Woman: 210
• Martha Persian Martyr: 211
• Martyrs: 212
• Mary: 215
• Mary Magdalene: 216
• Mary of Egypt: 218
• Medb: 219
• Medea: 221
• Medusa: 223
• Melania the Younger: 225
• MerytNeith: 226
• Messalina: 227
• Minerva: 229
• Miriam: 231
• Monica: 233
• Motherhood Roman: 234
• Muses: 238
• Mythology: 239
• N: 245
• Nefertiti: 246
• Niobe: 248
• Nossis of Locri: 250
• Nymphs: 251
• O: 253
• Olympias Christian Deaconeass: 254
• Olympias Macedonian Queen: 256
• Olympic Games: 257
• P: 261
• Pasiphaë: 263
• Paulina: 265
• Pelagia: 266
• Penelope: 268
• Persian Women: 270
• Phila: 274
• Philomela: 275
• Philosophers Greek: 276
• Plancia Magna: 279
• Plotina: 281
• Pompeia: 283
• Poppaea Sabina: 284
• Porcia: 285
• Prisca: 287
• Prostitution: 289
• Prostitution Sacred: 292
• Pudentilla: 293
• Pulcheria: 295
• R: 299
• Rahab: 300
• Rebekah: 301
• Rhea Silvia: 302
• Rizpah: 303
• Roman Women: 304
• Ruth: 309
• S: 311
• Sabine Women: 312
• Salome I: 314
• Salome II: 315
• Sappho of Lesbos: 316
• Sarah also Sarai: 317
• Servilia: 319
• Sexuality: 321
• Sibyls: 324
• Sirens: 325
• Sobeknofru: 327
• Sosipatra: 329
• Spartan Women: 330
• Stone Age Art: 332
• Stratonice I: 334
• Sulpicia: 335
• Susanna: 337
• T: 341
• Tarbo: 342
• Terentia: 343
• Teuta: 345
• Thais: 346
• Theano: 347
• Thecla: 348
• Thekla: 350
• Tiy: 351
• Tullia: 353
• Turia: 354
• Twosret: 355
• V: 357
• Venus: 358
• Verginia: 359
• Vestal Virgins: 360
• Veturia: 362
• W: 365
• X: 369
• Z: 371
• Zipporah: 372
• INDEX: 375
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 385

About the author

Joyce Salisbury is Frankenthal professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World; ABC-CLIO E-Books; Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World, Joyce E. Salisbury
• Author: Joyce E. Salisbury
• Contributor: Mary R. Lefkowitz
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2001
• ISBN: 1576070921, 9781576070925
• Length: 385 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; Reference / Encyclopedias; Social Science / Women's Studies