and medical researcher. The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin, extracted from the plant variety Artemisia annua, is therefore indirectly derived from the name of Queen Artemisia II of Caria. Representations of Artemisia in art Citations References External links Artemisia by Jona Lendering Ancient queens regnant 350 BC deaths Carian people 4th-century BC women rulers Year of birth unknown Achaemenid satraps of Caria Women in ancient Greek warfare Hecatomnid dynasty Women of the Achaemenid Empire