One of the most mysterious pieces of art is the helmet from Cotzofeneshti. It was made by Geto-Dacians around fourth century BC and used by a king for parades. It has fantastic mythological drawings with snake soldiers similar to those from Mesopotamia.
Theodora (c. 500-548) was a significant Byzantine empress who co-ruled with her husband, Emperor Justinian I, during the 6th century. Of humble origins, Theodora’s early life involved performing in a circus and being a courtesan or making her living as a wool spinner .
Amanirenas (also spelled Amanirena) was a fierce queen or Kandake of the Kush Kingdom located in current Sudan and Egypt and was contemporary with Cleopatra. She was the queen of the Kingdom of Kush from 40 BC to 10 BC.
Hypatia lived in Alexandria, Egypt more than 1500 years ago. She was the first female scientist, and she was among the scholars recruited to do research and keep the intellectual legacy of the famous Library of Alexandria and Moseion of Alexandria.
In Alexandria during Greco Roman period there was a trend to bring scholars from all over the known world to create a high standard intellectual activity. Government was recruiting them and paying them to stay and bring their contribution to the knowledge base represented by Library of Alexandria collection of papyruses.
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