Women in Power: Classical Myths and Stories, from the Amazons to Cleopatra -- Stephanie McCarter, Paperback Apparel from Byzantium to the Maya

from Byzantium to the Maya

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so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart's content

Women in Power: Classical Myths and Stories, from the Amazons to Cleopatra -- Stephanie McCarter, Paperback Apparel from Byzantium to the MayaRecommended by Mary Beard as one of the BBC History Magazine's Books of the Year Classical stories about women who wield power, from the Amazons to Dido to Cleopatra A Penguin Classic There is no other anthology that brings together similar stories of ancient women in power. These women threaten male power by stepping into the roles traditionally held by men. They command armies, exercise sexual autonomy and even dominance, speak in public, issue