Many readers may only see women at war as those who played a critical role in two World Wars. This view may be coloured by the Christian and Norman attitude to women as second class citizens but, even then, women were at least victims of war and a very small number were more actively involved as monarchs and, occasionally, as fighters. In the ancient world, women were more closely involved, but not on the scale of those who served during two world wars. – Highly Recommended.
NAME: Women at War in the Classical World FILE: R2526 AUTHOR: Paul Chrystal PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword BINDING: hard back PAGES: 249 PRICE: £25.00 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: Female warriors, ancient history, Mediterranean, Greek, Roman, amazons, victims of war, rape and pillage, sacking cities, camp followers
ISBN: 1-47385-660-4
IMAGE: B2526.jpg6 BUYNOW: http://tinyurl.com/lt3hf55 LINKS: DESCRIPTION: Many readers may only see women at war as those who played a critical role in two World Wars. This view may be coloured by the Christian and Norman attitude to women as second class citizens but, even then, women were at least victims of war and a very small number were more actively involved as monarchs and, occasionally, as fighters. In the ancient world, women were more closely involved, but not on the scale of those who served during two world wars. – Highly Recommended. The author has studied Latin and Ancient Greek at University, specializing in Latin love poetry for his MPhil. Once, not long ago, both languages were taught at Prep and Public School and in some State schools and this made ancient history particularly satisfying, being able to read the original words. Those days are now gone but fortunately there are still those who keep the ancient languages alive and can read the words written at the time so long ago. The author has been able to write the first full length study of the roles of women at war in the Graeco-Roman world, following thorough research of original texts. In those times, wars might be fought between armies of men, but they also involved the siege of cities and the looting of villages for food and materials. As a result, women were very directly involved in war but most commonly as victims. However, there are a great many examples of woman influencing the conduct of wars as rulers and wives of generals. There are also examples of women as warriors. This book pays attention to women in all of the roles of women at war. The proofs are presented and the conclusions are credible, from women as victims and slaves, through warriors, to leaders, to goddesses. It is a comprehensive collection of views in the life of women in ancient history. It is a great read and there is an interesting photo-plate section to add to the verbal images.