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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2018
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| Dans: | Année: 2018 |
| Recensions: | [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 -) |
| Collection/Revue: | Women in Antiquity Ser.
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Zenobia, Palmyra, Königin ca. 3. Jh.
B Пальмира (мотив) / Römisches Reich / История (мотив) 268-272 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Tadmur (Syria)-History
B Rome-History-Aurelian, 270-275 B Electronic books B Queens-Syria-Tadmur-Biography B Zenobia,-Queen of Palmyra |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | 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. Cover -- Half title -- Series -- Zenobia -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Zenobia's Likenesses -- Part I Palmyra, Zenobia's City -- 2 Urban Landscape -- 3 Social Landscape -- Part II Embryonic Star -- 4 Social World -- 5 Coming of Age -- Part III Rising Star -- 6 Marital Household -- 7 Widowhood -- Part IV Shooting Star -- 8 Dynasty -- 9 Civil War -- Part V Epilogue: Fallen Star -- 10 Legacy and Likenesses -- Appendix 1: Palmyrene Monuments Mentioned -- Appendix 2: Brief and Simple Guide to Palmyrenean Aramaic -- Appendix 3: Inscriptions for Odainath's Household -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| ISBN: | 0190638826 |