Comics Timoclea (4th century BCE) The Woman Who Threw Her Rapist in a Well When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
Olympias of Macedon (c.375-316 BCE) The Mom Who Made Alexander Great The much-maligned woman fought tooth and nail to position her son, Alexander, to become "the Great" - and herself in the process.