Zenobia: shooting star of Palmyra
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. This book situates Zenobia in the social, economic, cultural, and material context of her Palmyra
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Jahr: 2018 |
| Rezensionen: | [Rezension von: Andrade, Nathanael J., Zenobia : shooting star of Palmyra] (2019) (Sartre, Maurice, 1944 -)
[Rezension von: Andrade, Nathanael J., Zenobia : shooting star of Palmyra] (2020) (Weingarten, Judith) |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Women in antiquity
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Zenobia, Palmyra, Königin ca. 3. Jh.
B Palmyra / Römisches Reich / Geschichte 268-272 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Rome
History Aurelian, 270-275
B Queens (Syria) (Tadmur) Biography B Tadmur (Syria) History B Zenobia Queen of Palmyra |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. This book situates Zenobia in the social, economic, cultural, and material context of her Palmyra Zenobia's likenesses -- Palmyra, Zenobia's city -- Urban landscape -- Social landscape -- Embryonic star -- Social world -- Coming of age -- Rising star -- Marital household -- Widowhood -- Shooting star -- Dynasty -- Civil war -- Epilogue: fallen star -- Legacy and likenesses -- Appendix 1. Palmyrene monuments mentioned -- Appendix 2. Brief and simple guide to Palmyrenean Aramaic -- Appendix 3. Inscriptions for Odainath's household |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 245-278 |
| ISBN: | 0190638818 |