"O Zeus, surely you have formed women out of man's materials, and men out of woman's." Polyaenus  

Queen, war strategist and adviser to Persian King Xerxes, Artemisia commanded a fleet of 5 ships in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. This battle is where she made a name for herself as one of the Persian army's most fearsome naval commanders.

She is remembered in history by Herodotus for her strategy and bravery during this battle where she fought on "the front line." By alternating her flags between both Greek and Persian to confuse the enemy. Also escaped a hot pursuit by ramming into one of her own ships, which held in it King Damasithymus's (mispronounced in this episode), confusing the Athenians.

One of the very few female figures in history to be remembered solely by what she did rather than who she was married to or who her children were. 

Come along as we travel back in time to the 5th century BCE as we discuss the Persian-Greco war, shed light on the movie 300, and revel in the glory that is Artemisia I of Caria.

 

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