Artemisia: Queen of Caria and Admiral of Xerxes explores the life and legacy of one of the most remarkable women of the ancient Mediterranean. Ruler of Halicarnassus and commander within the fleet of Xerxes, Artemisia governed at a cultural crossroads where Greek, Carian, and Persian worlds met. During the Persian Wars, she led ships at the Battle of Salamis and earned the respect of the Persian king for her judgement, courage, and strategic insight. Drawing upon Herodotus and the wider historical setting of the fifth century BCE, this volume traces Artemisia's regional authority, her role within the Persian imperial system, and her participation in one of antiquity's most famous naval campaigns. It also considers the challenges of interpreting a ruler remembered largely through a Greek source who both admired and exoticised her. Set against the political complexity of the eastern Mediterranean, Artemisia emerges not as a footnote or exception, but as a sovereign and military commander acting within the realities of her age. Part of the Powerful Female Rulers of Antiquity series, this volume examines a woman whose life shaped the political and cultural world of antiquity.