The Missing Thread A Women's History of the Ancient World

A dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless other artists, writers, leaders, and creators of history

Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sappho wrote great poems of longing and desire. For classicist Daisy Dunn, these women<—
In this monumental work, Dunn reconceives our understanding of the ancient world by emphasizing women''s roles within it.

Product details

• Authors: Daisy Dunn
• Publisher: Viking USA
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.07.2024
• Subject: Non-fiction book
• EAN: 9780593299661
• ISBN: 978-0-593-29966-1
• Pages: 480
• Dimensions (packing): 16 x 23.5 x 4 cm