PublishedPrinceton University Press, February 2016 |
ISBN9780691170275 |
FormatSoftcover, 544 pages |
Dimensions20.3cm × 12.7cm |
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