Empress Zenobia : Palmyra's rebel queen / Pat Southern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Southern, Pat, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra.

Zenobia.

Queens--Syria--Tadmur--Biography.

Queens.

Tadmur (Syria)--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Tadmur (Syria).

Tadmur (Syria)--History.

Rome--History--Aurelian, 270-275.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ancient sources for the life and times of Zenobia are sparse. The surviving literary works that do exist are biased towards the Roman point of view, as are the sources for two other famous women who challenged Rome, Cleopatra and Boudica. Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering writers and poets, artists and philosophers around her at the Palmyrene court. It was said that Zenobia claimed descent from Cleopatra, which cannot be true but is indicative of how she saw herself and how she intended to be seen by others at home and abroad. This lively narrative

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Zenobia in History and Legend; The Historical Zenobia; The Family of Zenobia; The Status and Family of Odenathus; The Children of Zenobia and Odenathus; The Legend of Zenobia; Travellers to Palmyra; Zenobia in Literature and Art; 2 Palmyra and Rome; Annexation by Rome; The Palmyrene Militia; Organization of Palmyrene Trade; The Caravans and their Leaders; Luxury Goods; Trade Routes; Palmyra, Rome and Parthia; The Rise of Septimius Severus; Changes in the Palmyrene Militia; The Late Severan Dynasty and the Rise of the Persians

The Roman ResponseThe Decline of Palmyrene Trade; Odenathus, Chief of the Palmyrenes; Shapur I, King of Kings; The Emperor Valerian and Odenathus; 3 Septimius Odenathus: Restorer of the East; Macrianus and His Sons Seize Power; Odenathus, Restorer of the East; Literary Sources; Dux Romanorum; Corrector totius orientis?; The Campaign Against the Persians; King of Kings; The Last Years of Odenathus; 4 Zenobia Widowed; The Representation of Vaballathus as Ruler; Gaining the Support of the Eastern Kingdoms and Provinces; Relations with Rome; Protection of the Eastern Frontier; Queen and Regent

Queen and Court5 Septimia Zenobia Augusta; Economic and Defence Motives in Palmyrene Expansion; The Roman World in 269-70; Arabia; Egypt; Asia Minor; Zenobia's Rule of the East; 6 Aurelian and the Roman Recovery; The Roman Recovery of Egypt; Aurelian's March to Syria; The Battle of Immae; The Defeat of the Palmyrene Garrison at Daphne; The Battle of Emesa; The So-called Siege of Palmyra; 7 Aftermath; The Rebellion of the Palmyrenes; The Revolt of Firmus in Egypt; The Fate of Zenobia; Zenobia: Rebel and Usurper, or Heroine and Patriot?; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; L; N; O; P; Q; S; T; V

NotesBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4411-7351-X

1-282-87452-7

9786612874529

1-4411-4248-7

OCLC:

676697949