Hailing from the Syrian city of Palmyra, a woman named Zenobia (also Bathzabbai) governed territory in the eastern Roman empire from 268 to 272. She thus became the most famous Palmyrene who ever lived. But sources for her life and career are scarce. This book situates Zenobia in the social, economic, cultural, and material context of her Palmyra. By doing so, it aims to shed greater light on the experiences of Zenobia and Palmyrene women like her...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0190638818
ISBN13:9780190638818
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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