Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus De Mulieribus (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) (Mnemosyne Supplements)

This study analyzes the anonymous "Tractatus de Mulieribus", a brief, almost unknown Greek work, telling of 14 women, Greek and barbarian, notable for their intelligence, initiative and courage. The original text and English translation are included, and a wide variety of sources are utilized in order to sketch the fullest possible portrait of each of these women.