Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World

This is a truly excellent book. From the delightful Frederic Leighton picture of a woman Winding the Skein on the front cover which kept drawing my eye away from more urgent work, to the easily read and interesting content, the clear page layouts, and the pleasurable handling of the physical volume, this book is a joy. I tend to approach books with a single‐sex theme with an element of suspicion, prejudice, even. What feminist “spin” will this one have? I was pleased that this book had none, or at least none that was obtrusive. The author, Frankenthal Professor of History...