Ancient History and Women in Pictures

Women in Ancient History
Famous women of ancient history, in artists' conceptions throughout the ages.

Boudicca's Uprising
Nineteenth century depiction of Boudicca calling on the Iceni to rise against the Romans.

Cleopatra Pictures
Pictures of Cleopatra, last Pharaoh of Egypt and favorite of artists through the ages.

Hatshepsut Picture Gallery
Images of Hatshepsut, the 18th dynasty ruler of Egypt who was a woman who took on the power of the Pharaoh and appeared as a male in images, before being erased from history by her successor, Thutmose III.

Virgin Mary Picture - Book of Hours, 1524
Image of Virgin Mary from a Book of Hours, 1524.

Queen Nefertiti
Queen Nefertiti picture gallery: images of Queen Nefertiti of ancient Egypt, wife of Akhenaten.

Sappho of Lesbos Picture Gallery
An image gallery showing how the ancient Greek poet, Sappho of Lesbos, has been depicted through the ages.

Caryatids
Caryatids, or sculpted images of women serving as architectural columns or pillars, are named for the goddess Artemis Karyatis, worshipped in the ancient Greek town of Karyai. One of the best-known caryatids, from the Caryatid Porch of the Erechthelon at the Acropolis in Athens, was among the so-called Elgin Marbles taken by Lord Elgin in the 19th century to the British Museum in London. Romans and then 15th and 16th century architects revived the practice of caryatids.

Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome
Black and white images of goddesses.

Three Women Saints
St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Catherine of Alexandria, and St Rosalie of Padua in a 15th century depiction. Also includes image of Emperor Maximus.