The 18th Dynasty of Egypt saw the return of native rulers to the throne and the peak of Egyptian wealth and prosperity. Among those rulers was Queen …
Great Ancient Queens
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra (ca.240-274 AD) faced a power vacuum following the death of her husband and the disintegration of Roman power in the Near …
Rome began its slow, piecemeal conquest of Britannia in 43 AD, subduing the various tribes one by one. Some tribes sought to preserve their …
Cleopatra VII Philopator is best known as the Egyptian queen who seduced two influential, powerful men of Rome. History and Hollywood are littered …
The most popular stories about the Persian Empire only rarely feature women. When they do, it is usually as a brief side character cloistered away in …
The Queen of Sheba’s visit to the court of King Solomon is described in a short and arguably uneventful biblical tale. And yet, this simple narrative …
With roots stretching back to the Bronze Age, the region of Caria occupied the liminal space between Ancient Greece, the Persian Empire, and the …