{"product_id":"the-missing-thread-a-womens-history-of-the-ancient-world-hardcover","title":"The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaisy Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAround 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\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ewhether they were simply sitting at their looms at home or participating in the highest echelons of power\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ewere up to something much more interesting than other histories would lead us to believe. Together, these women helped to make antiquity as we know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this monumental work, Dunn reconceives our understanding of the ancient world by emphasizing women's roles within it. \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Thread\u003c\/i\u003e never relegates women to the sidelines and is populated with well-known names such as Cleopatra and Agrippina, as well as the likes of Achaemenid consort Atossa and Olympias, a force in Macedon. Spanning three thousand years, the story moves from Minoan Crete to Mycenaean Greece, from Lesbos to Asia Minor, from the Persian Empire to the royal court of Macedonia, and concludes with Rome and its growing empire. The women of antiquity are undeniably woven throughout the fabric of history, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Thread \u003c\/i\u003ethey finally take center stage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisy Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning classicist and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny, Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Poems of Catullus: A New Translation\u003c\/i\u003e. She read Classics at Oxford before receiving an MA in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute and her PhD from UCL. She lives in London, England. Her website is www.daisydunn.co.uk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 9.19 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750904135968,"sku":"9780593299661","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/30986731ce84ab46effb5722f122d384.webp?v=1779960400","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-missing-thread-a-womens-history-of-the-ancient-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}