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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
November 2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Andrade, Nathanael J., Zenobia : shooting star of Palmyra] (2020) (Weingarten, Judith)
[Rezension von: Andrade, Nathanael J., Zenobia : shooting star of Palmyra] (2019) (Sartre, Maurice, 1944 -) |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zenobia Palmyra, Queen ca. 3. Jh.
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Tadmur (Syria) ; History
B Rome History Aurelian, 270-275 B Queens (Syria) (Tadmur) Biography B Queens ; Syria ; Tadmur ; Biography B Tadmur (Syria) History B Rome ; History ; Aurelian, 270-275 B Zenobia Queen of Palmyra B Zenobia ; Queen of Palmyra |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0190638842 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190638818.001.0001 |