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The Amazons

Hardcover • 2014 • English

The Amazons

By Adrienne Mayor

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About the book

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 Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were A...Show more

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ISBN

9780691147208

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Amazons

Format

Hardcover

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