Women in the ancient Mediterranean world : from the Palaeolithic to the Byzantines / Guy D. Middleton, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Author/creator | Middleton, Guy D. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023. |
| Description | xix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Approaching women in prehistory and history -- Part I. The deep past -- Women in caves -- A woman of Ç̦atalhöyük -- A woman of Gozo -- Part II. The Bronze Age -- Merneith -- Šimatum and Kirum -- The woman of La Almoloya -- The priestess of Anemospilia -- Hatshepsut -- Puduhepa -- Eritha and Karpathia -- Hatiba -- Part II. The Iron Age -- Naunakhte -- Herse -- Pkpupes -- Atossa -- The Princess of Vix -- Aristonice -- Neaira -- Phanostrate -- Part IV. The Hellenistic worlds -- Olympias -- Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa -- Terentia -- Mariamne -- Part V. The Age of Empire -- Cleopatra Selene -- Eutychis -- Achillia and Amazon -- Perpetua -- Zenobia -- Hypatia -- Theodora. |
| Abstract | "In this book, Guy D. Middleton explores the fascinating lives of thirty real women of the ancient Mediterranean from the Palaeolithic to the Byzantine era. They include queens and aristocrats, such as the Pharoah Hatshepsut and the Etruscan noblewoman Seianti; Eritha and Karpathia, Bronze Age priestesses from the Aegean; a Pompeiian prostitute called Eutychis; the pagan philosopher Hypatia and the Christian saint Perpetua, from North Africa, as well as women from smaller communities. Middleton uses a wide range of archaeological and historical evidence, including burials and funerary practices, graffiti, inscriptions and painted pottery, handprints, human remains and a variety of historical texts, as well as the latest modern research. His volume weaves together the stories of real women, placing them firmly in the spotlight of history. Engagingly written and up-to-date in its scholarship, Middleton's book offers new insights for students and researchers in Ancient History, Archaeology and Mediterranean Studies, as well as in Women's History"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Middleton, Guy D., 1976- Women in the ancient Mediterranean world Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781108646529 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022044117 |
| ISBN | 9781108481137 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1108481132 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781108703833 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1108703836 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1137 .M43 M54 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |