Ancient Assyria's Forgotten Queen

She was one of the most powerful women of the ancient world…

Once mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Cleopatra and Helen of Troy. 

Yet today she is largely forgotten. Why did this happen?  

Today Anya is joined by award-winning novelist Costanza Casati to discuss the ancient Assyrian queen, Semiramis, and the blurry boundary between history and myth.

Constanza Casati is the author of the award-winning novel Clytemnestra, as well as her second novel Babylonia, which in inspired by the life of Semiramis. She also works as a screenwriter and freelance journalist.

You can buy Babylonia by Constanza Casati here: https://www.amazon.com/Babylonia-Novel-Costanza-Casati-ebook/dp/B0CYKVCRP3

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