Many people assume that women aren’t likely to die in wars, however women and civilians are the most likely group to be killed1. Historical documents from ancient times hint at the fact that sexual violence was used as a war tactic to assert dominance over the perceived weak, defeated peoples. These stories range from ancient Israel, to ancient Greece and Rome, though they are sure to have occurred globally, as violence against “others” and captured people was common action. Even Biblical texts imply as such, from Deuteronomy stating, “‘When you go out to war against your enemies...and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her...you may go in to her and be her husband...But you shall not sell her for money, nor shall you treat her as a slave, since you have humiliated her’ (Deuteronomy: 21.10–14).” to Moses ordering the death of Midianite women who had slept with men, and, “’...all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves...’” (Numbers: 31) These enslaved people often suffered sexual abuse, as they were the sole property of their masters. More examples include Deuteronomy 28: 30, stating, “’You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her.’”, also passages in Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Lamentations include lines about ravaging and raping women.2