Adrienne Mayor

Broschiertes Buch

The Amazons

Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World

Beschreibung

Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general

Autor

Adrienne Mayor

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 131mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780691170275
• ISBN-10: 0691170274
• Artikelnr.: 43707937

Rezensionen

"In her quest to separate reality from mythology, Mayor left few stones unturned, even examining the graves of women with war wounds and mummified tattoos. She skillfully presents her findings with wit and conviction in this superbly illustrated book"--Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affiars