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• - Discussion of women's education in ancient Greece, Egypt and Italy; sections discuss educational standards, women in religious roles, female philosophers and poets.
  
• - Excerpts from ancient Assyrian law codes: multiple entries on women's duties and behavior.
  
• - Documenting a 2000 exhibition at Indiana University, highlights aspects of women's daily and social life through archeological artifacts to examine multiple aspects of women's roles in ancient Greece and Rome.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Descriptions of female divinities in the ancient world; discussion of the role of female goddesses in pagan and Christian history.
  
• - Biographies and articles on women in the ancient world, including queens, poets, philosophers, scientists and courtesans.
  
• - Archeological, artistic and literary evidence for existence of female warriors and gladiators from the ancient to modern world.
  
• - Art reflecting women in ancient cultures; part of Honors Seminar at SweetBriar College.
  
• - Article outlining evidence of social history for women living in ancient Achaemenid times.
  
• - Multi-faceted discussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities and priestesses in ancient history to present times.
  
• - Academic article regarding Theodora's use of patronage in Constantinople (2002).
  
• - 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.
  
• - Discussion, analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum.
  
• - Selections from articles, art, and archeological exploration on whether the Amazons existed.
  
• - Study of ancient Celtic female deities and women's status in Celtic legend.
  
• - Articles and links on women's history and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in early Christianity.
  
• - Scholarly multi-disciplinary resource focused on women's history in the ancient world. Comprehensive original sources, bibliographies, links, search capability, essays.
  
• - Brief article about midwifery in ancient Athens and the role of female midwives, including Agnodice.
  
• - Extended discussion of historical role of women in ancient Japan based on their diaries and other literary works.
  
• - Resource site with historical sources, articles, art and links concerning the existence of the Amazons in ancient history.
  
• - Analysis of obstetrics,childbirth, folk medicine, neonatal care and midwifery in the Graeco-Roman world. From HELIOS.
  
• - Series of articles dealing with the lives of women in ancient Greece, Rome, Israel, and Egypt.
  
• - Site devoted to recreating Greek and Roman costumes: historical information, links about women's dress in the ancient world.
  
• - Comprehensive original source materials in translation for women's studies in ancient Rome and Greece. Subjects cover law, poetry, literature, and society. Maintained at Diotima.
  
• - Brief discussion of famous women intellectuals, poets and philosophers in the ancient world.