Sixteen Women

Sixteen Women

Pausanias, in his "Description of Greece" (c. 175 CE), refers to "the Sixteen Women." It's unclear how "the Sixteen Women" became a group. Several interpretations exist, including that they were selected as negotiators from [http://luna.cas.usf.edu/~murray/classes/ca/olympia-paus.htm 16 cities] , for the purpose of making peace between Elis and Pisa.


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