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There have been various historical accounts of females participating in battle. This article lists instances of women recorded as participating in ancient warfare, from the beginning of written records to approximately 500 CE. Contemporary archaeological research regularly provides better insight into the accuracy of ancient historical accounts.
Gladiatrix. Relief of paired fighters Amazonia and Achillea, found at Halicarnassus, identified as women by their gendered names. The gladiatrix ( pl.: gladiatrices) was a female gladiator of ancient Rome. Like their male counterparts, gladiatrices fought each other, or wild animals, to entertain audiences at games and festivals ( ludi ).
Amazons. Wounded Amazon of the Capitoline Museums, Rome. A Greek fighting an Amazon; detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350–325 BC. "Amazon preparing for battle" (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta) or "Armed Venus", by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. In Greek mythology, the Amazons ( Ancient ...
Together with Hua Mulan, Liang Hongyu and He Yufeng, Qin Liangyu is one of the most well-known female warriors and heroines in China. [6] In the Twenty-Four Histories , Qin Liangyu was also the only woman whose biography was listed among the biographies of court officials and generals.
Onna-musha. Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi ( warrior) class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [3] [4] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men. [5] [6]
A shield-maiden ( Old Norse: skjaldmær [ˈskjɑldˌmæːr]) was a female warrior from Scandinavian folklore and mythology. The term Old Norse: skjaldmær most often shows up in fornaldarsögur such as Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. However, female warriors are also mentioned in the Latin work Gesta Danorum. [1] Both the fornaldarsögur and Gesta ...
Women in society. A variety of roles were played by women in post-classical warfare. Only women active in direct warfare, such as warriors, spies, and women who actively led armies are included in this list. James Illston says, "the field of medieval gender studies is a growing one, and nowhere is this expansion more evident than the recent ...
The portrayal of women warriors in literature and popular culture is a subject of study in history, literary studies, film studies, folklore history, and mythology. The archetypal figure of the woman warrior is an example of a normal thing that happens in some cultures, while also being a counter stereotype, opposing the normal construction of ...