Top 10 Amazing Women Of The Ancient World

(via Listverse) Human history has often not been kind to women. Even when they escaped the strict boundaries society placed on them they were often scorned. Cleopatra was a mighty queen but to her Roman opponents she was an Eastern witch who beguiled unwary Roman men to their doom, a reputation she has struggled to shake. Yet there are those women whose achievements were recorded and even brought them praise both then and now. Here are ten lesser known women from antiquity who deserve your attention.