vesrailles:WOMEN IN HISTORY: Artemisia I (c. 480 BCE)Artemisia of Caria was the queen of the Anatoli
vesrailles:WOMEN IN HISTORY: Artemisia I (c. 480 BCE)Artemisia of Caria was the queen of the Anatolian region of Caria. She is most famous for her role in the naval Battle of Salamis in which she fought for the Persians and distinguished herself both for her conduct in battle and for the advice she gave the Persian King Xerxes prior to the onset of the engagement. Her name is derived from the Greek goddess Artemis, who presided over the wild and was the patron deity of hunters. -- source link
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