Description: (Queen of the Ancient Greek City-State of 'Halicarnassus')
Artemisia I of Caria was a Greek queen and ruler of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisyros, and Kalymnos in ancient Anatolia. She led the Lygdamid dynasty under the Achaemenid Empire and fought alongside Xerxes I in the second Persian invasion of Greece. Artemisia commanded the Persian fleet in the Battles of Artemisium and Salamis, earning praise from Herodotus for her courage and respect from Xerxes. Her professional life is well-documented through Herodotus' writings, highlighting her significant role in the Greco-Persian Wars.