Cleopatra: She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

Cleopatra, the last great queen of Egypt, doesn’t really need an introduction. You can see her in your mind already: Pretty and sultry with her cat-eye makeup, covered head to toe in shiny gold. Extravagant, self-serving: this epic seductress used every magic trick in her lady arsenal to hold onto power. That’s the Cleopatra the ancient Romans want us to see. The truth is that few women’s stories have been more brutally revised by sexist haters. Who was Cleopatra, beyond the smoke and hate and glitter?

ancient women, ancient Greece, ancient EgyptKate J. ArmstrongMay 1, 2020Cleopatra

Alexander’s Women: Olympias and the Ladies Who Shaped a Conqueror

Let’s dive into the lives and times of the women who helped shape Alexander’s Greatness, and accomplished a whole lot of their own along the way. Get ready to enter Macedonia. We’ll face assassinations, intrigue, a little snake worship, warrior women, and an epic battle for an empire that would put Game of Thrones to shame.

ancient women, ancient GreeceKate J. ArmstrongAugust 15, 2019Olympias, queen, Macedonia

Armed and Dangerous: Amazons and the Real Warrior Women Who Intimidated Ancient Greece

The ancient world saw its fair share of warrior women, living on the move, hunting and fighting, living and dying on their own terms. It turns out the Amazons were as real as it gets. Who were these women the Greeks saw in their pleasant dreams and worst nightmares? Let’s go hunting beyond the myths and legends to try and find them.