The ancient world was ruled by men. Strong warriors, who knew how to oppose the enemy with steel and dexterity, looked with contempt at women who could only bear children and cook food. However, history knows many brave warriors, single-handedly capable of resisting enemy troops. Here are 10 girls who have proven that the battlefield does not know gender differences and values only military courage.
Princess Pignan
Princess Pingyang was the daughter of Li Yuan, who founded the Tang Dynasty. When Li Yuan began his revolt, Pingyang gathered an army of peasants to help her father and seized control of the Huahin district. In 617 AD, she captured the capital of the Sui Dynasty and became the first woman in China to receive the title of Marshal.
Hidna
Hidna from Skion learned to swim from childhood, which was useful throughout Greece. After defeating the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, the Persians marched on Athens, secretly sending a fleet down the coast. Hidna managed to swim ten kilometers in the storm, monitoring the movement of the fleet, and then signaled the Athenian ships to attack. The fearless warrior herself took her place on the flagship and died in the first clash with the Persians.
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Joan of Arc
Every schoolchild knows the story of the Maid of Orleans, but historians still do not understand how to explain the miraculous transformation of an ordinary villager into a formidable warrior who managed to defeat the English army. Jeanne was tried as a witch and burned at the stake, then canonized and canonized.
Countess de Montfort
In 1300, the city of Jeanne de Danpierre was besieged by an army of enemies. The warrior maiden's husband fell on the walls, after which she donned his armor and took command. Having managed to lift the siege from the city, Jeanne gathered a detachment of several hundred soldiers, went out into the field and utterly defeated the besiegers.
Matilda of Tuscany
From the age of fifteen, Matilda participated in bloody battles. Her outstanding abilities as a military leader were used first by Pope Gregory, and then by Pope Urban. After giving the war thirty years, Matilda retired to a monastery where she ended her days.
Cordelia
The story of the British Queen Cordelia is reflected in many sagas. The girl had to rule the country after the death of her father, Lear of Britain. Cordelia committed suicide in captivity, and Shakespeare introduced her to the heroine in the tragedy "King Lear".
Mavia
During the reign of Emperor Valens, an alliance of semi-nomadic Arab tribes broke through the border and invaded the territory of the Roman Empire. At the head of the nomads was Mavia, a woman warrior. The Roman commander Sozomen looked with contempt at the tribes who agreed to obey the woman, for which he paid with his own head in the first clash with Mavia.
Keenana
Kinana was the daughter of Philip the Great. Her mother was descended from Illyrian female warriors. From her, Keenana learned all the military wisdom: the girl fought in the forefront on an equal footing with Phillip's best warriors.
Yahhotep
This Egyptian queen ruled from 1530 to 1560 BC. Yahhotep became a famous warrior, as evidenced by the sword and battle armor found in her tomb.
Boudicca
Emperor Nero stripped the leader of the independent Izen tribe of the title, which provoked the famous anti-Roman uprising of 61 years. Boudicca ruled her army from a war chariot and managed to win a number of victories over the Roman legions. In the last battle, Caesar's warriors surrounded the Iceians, but Boudicca chose to poison herself with hemlock poison so as not to be captured.