Today's guest writer is K. Hollan Van Zandt. She is the author of Written in the Ashes , a historical fiction novel about an Alexandrian slave that is tasked with restoring unity among religions. In her research, she came across many interesting findings about women in the ancient world. Surprisingly, there are many similarities to the modern world. Someone could have made a killing if they owned an ancient Nordstrom! I hope that you will find this article enlightening. If you find it this interesting, pick up a copy of Written in the Ashes . Thank you, Ms. Van Zandt! Women in the Ancient World by K. Hollan Van Zandt Did women of ancient Rome and Egypt wear make-up? Carry purses? Study in schools? Care about perfume? Run a household? Turns out, women of the ancient world cared and enjoyed many of the same luxuries that modern women do. How do we know? Cleopatra would tr...