Amazonomachy: Greek fighting Amazon 2nd century CE (Roman copy of Hellenic original by Pheidias 440 BCE)
"In narrating the acts of the Scythians, which were very great and glorious, we must commence from their origin; for they had a rise not less illustrious than their empire; nor were they more famous for the government of their men than for the brave actions of their women. As the men were founders of the Parthians and Bactrians, the women settled the kingdom of the Amazons; so that to those who compare the deeds of their males and females, it is difficult to decide which of the sexes was more distinguished."
-Justinus: Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' Philippic Histories, Book 2.1
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| "Relief depicting a Greek archer in a chlamys and an Amazon, 2nd century A.D. Roman. Marble; 92 × 131 cm (36 1/8 × 51 1/2 in.). Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens, 2117, 2080, 2094." |
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