Zenobia shooting star of Palmyra

Hailing from the Syrian city of Palmyra, a woman named Zenobia (and 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 text situates Zenobia in the social, economic...

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1. Verfasser: Andrade, Nathanael J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:Women in antiquity
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Zusammenfassung:Hailing from the Syrian city of Palmyra, a woman named Zenobia (and 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 text situates Zenobia in the social, economic, cultural, and material context of ancient Palmyra
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xvii, 284 Seiten
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ISBN:9780190638818
9780197610817