Illustrations . . xi
Preface . . xiii
Acknowledgments . . xv
Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations Timelines . . xv

Introduction . . xxi
l. Ancient Goddesses—The Primacy of Female Divinity . . 1
2. Sanctifying Women's Lives—Ancient Women's Rituals . . 29
3. A Woman's Life in Ancient Cultures . . 51
4. Health and Medicine . . 75
5. From Home to Market—The Economie Bases of Women's Lives . . 95
6. From Matrons to Female Kings—Women Who Ruled from Home and from the Throne . . 115
7. Women and War—Symbol, Object, and Warrior . . 137
8. In Her Own Voice1—Womeris Philosophical Writings . . 155
9. In Her Own Voice 2—Women's Poetry . . 175
Epilogue . . 203

Glossary . . 205
Notes 207
Further Readings . . 213
Index . . 223