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Internet Women's History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html#Rome
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. |
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Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World - http://www.stoa.org/diotima/
Scholarly multi-disciplinary resource focused on women's history in the ancient world. Comprehensive original sources, bibliographies, links, search capability, essays. |
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Images of Women in Ancient Art - http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/
Art reflecting women in ancient cultures; part of Honors Seminar at SweetBriar College. |
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Antiqua Medicina: Women In Medicine - http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/stext.htm
Brief article about midwifery in ancient Athens and the role of female midwives, including Agnodice. |
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Women's Life in Ancient Greece and Rome - http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wlgr/
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. |
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Midwives and Maternity Care in the Ancient World - http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/midwife.HTM
Analysis of obstetrics,childbirth, folk medicine, neonatal care and midwifery in the Graeco-Roman world. From HELIOS. |
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Women's Lives in Mesopotamia - http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html
Discussion, analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum. |
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Celtic Women: Myth and Symbol - http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/celtic/women/
Study of ancient Celtic female deities and women's status in Celtic legend. |
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Women's Ancient History (About.com Guide) - http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/ancient/
Articles and links on women's history and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in early Christianity. |
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The Costumer's Manifesto - http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm
Site devoted to recreating Greek and Roman costumes: historical information, links about women's dress in the ancient world. |
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Ancient/Classical History - Lives of Ancient Women - http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/biographieswomen/
Biographies and articles on women in the ancient world, including queens, poets, philosophers, scientists and courtesans. |
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Lothene: Women Warriors Throughout History - http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/others/womenrom.html
Archeological, artistic and literary evidence for existence of female warriors and gladiators from the ancient to modern world. |
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The Amazons - http://www.myrine.at/Amazons/
Selections from articles, art, and archeological exploration on whether the Amazons existed. |
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Women In The Ancient World - http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/
Series of articles dealing with the lives of women in ancient Greece, Rome, Israel, and Egypt. |
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Empress Theodora - http://www.edwardsly.com/theodor.htm
Overview history of the life of the Empress Theodora, c. 500-548 AD, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire in Constantinople. |
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The New AmazoNation - http://www.amazonation.com
Multi-faceted discussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities and priestesses in ancient history to present times. |
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Women's Lives in Ancient Persia - http://www.parstimes.com/women/women_ancient_persia.html
Article outlining evidence of social history for women living in ancient Achaemenid times. |
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Florilegium: People in the Ancient World - http://cornellia.fws1.com/
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. |
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Empress Theodora - http://www.students.sbc.edu/mckinney03/gmm/emptheo.htm
Academic article regarding Theodora's use of patronage in Constantinople (2002). |
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Lucath's Goddess Worship site - http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/8347/goddess.html
Descriptions of female divinities in the ancient world; discussion of the role of female goddesses in pagan and Christian history. |