The ancient world had many beautiful, intelligent and brave women who kept the history books. Here are the 10 most beautiful, most desirable beauties in the history of human civilization, according to Listamaze.
Jeanne d’Arc (14th century) was a French heroine of the Hundred Years’ War between France and England. Beautiful, brave, heroic, she was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. She was born into a peasant family in the east of France and led the French to a number of important victories in the Hundred Years’ War. However, in 1930, at the age of 19, Jeanne d’Arc was captured and burned alive. Throughout history, Jeanne d’Arc has been the inspiration for songs, TV series and video games as a beautiful heroine, a brave swordswoman.
Aspasia (5th century BC): Aspasia was very famous in ancient times in Athens. There are many estimates that she was the first famous woman of Athens. She was the lover of statesman Pericles (the most famous and influential statesman of Greece at that time). There are many philosophers who wrote about Aspasia in their works. She is described as having great physical beauty and intelligence, and played an important role in the history of ancient Athens.
Lucrezia Borgia (14th-15th century): She was the most beautiful woman in Italy during the medieval period. She is even said to be one of the most beautiful women throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, possessing golden hair as shiny as a stream, rosy skin, high breasts and hazel eyes. discoloration. Lucrezia Borgia was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Today, she is still admired as a prototype in many films and television works, literature and opera, even in video games.
Salome (1st century AD): Salome was a famous beautiful dancer. She is the daughter of Herod II and Herodias. Historically, she is best known for the Dance of the Seven Veils and is also known from Bible stories. Even coins with her face appeared. Today, she is mentioned in many forms of media arts such as painting, television, film and literature.
Lady Godiva (11th century): Lady Godiva is the noble and beautiful wife of Leofric – Count of Mercia. She is not only stunningly beautiful but also extremely generous when she donates a lot of money to churches and charities.
Samyukta (12th century): Samyukta was the beautiful daughter of Jaichand – the king of Kannauj and later became the wife of Prithviraj Chauhan – the Rajput king of the Chauhan family. There was once a movie inspired by the romantic love story between Samyukta and King Prithviraj called “Rani Samyukta (1962)”. Samyukta is hailed as one of the most beautiful women in Indian history.
Guinevere: Guinevere is a noble and beautiful queen, the wife of King Arthur – the famous king of England. According to King Arthur, Guinevere was the most beautiful person he had ever seen. In historical documents, she is described as one of the most beautiful people in England. This beauty also caused her many troubles and tragedies. Among the stories of Guinevere, the most mentioned is the affair with her husband’s bravest knight – the knight Sir Lancelot. This love affair is also considered to be one of the greatest medieval romances.
Phryne (4th century BC): Phryne was a famous courtesan of ancient Greece. Her real name is Mnēsarétē. The most popular of all about Phryne is the story of her having to show her topless in front of everyone in exchange for pity in a trial against her. Phryne is a famous figure of beauty from the ancient world, a beauty that the world today can only admire through statues and paintings.
Nefertiti: Queen Nefertiti is the most beautiful queen of Egypt. Her name means “available beauty”. According to rumors dating back to the 14th century BC, she actually lived up to the meaning of her name. In the ancient history of Egypt, she was known for her style of dress and attractive fashion sense. In the modern world, she is known for her sandstone bust that was restored in 1913, and has become a global symbol of female beauty and power in the world.
Cleopatra VII : Cleopatra was a queen of the Ptolemaic period of Egypt. In the ancient world, she was considered a stunning beauty. Many literary works have described and praised her beauty on a large scale. Today, she is portrayed in a variety of media and literature such as in the 1963 and 1934 films Cleopatra, in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Antony and Cleopatra or in George Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra. She is the famous inspiration of eternal glamor in Western culture.