Zenobia of Palmyra
Zenobia of Palmyra. Third century queen of Palmyra (in modern Syria), Zenobia, who claimed Cleopatra as ancestor, defied the Romans, and rode into battle against them, but was eventually defeated and taken prisoner.
Zenobia
Guest article on About's Women's History site on Zenobia, the third century warrior queen of Palmyra, and descendant of the Queen of Sheba.
Guest article on About's Women's History site on Zenobia, the third century warrior queen of Palmyra, and descendant of the Queen of Sheba.
Zenobia and Vaballathus
Article from De Imperatoribus Romanis on the rule over Palmyra -- a Roman colony by the time of Caracalla or Septimius Severus -- by Odaenathus's widow Zenobia and their young son Vaballathus.
Article from De Imperatoribus Romanis on the rule over Palmyra -- a Roman colony by the time of Caracalla or Septimius Severus -- by Odaenathus's widow Zenobia and their young son Vaballathus.
Vopiscus: Aurelian's Conquest of Palmyra, 273 CE
Passage from the Ancinet History Sourcebook on Aurelian's conquest of Palmyra and defeat of Zenobia.
Passage from the Ancinet History Sourcebook on Aurelian's conquest of Palmyra and defeat of Zenobia.
Richard Stoneman, Palmyra and its Empire
Bryn Mawr Classical Review of Richard Stoneman's "Palmyra and its Empire: Zenobia's Revolt against Rome."
Bryn Mawr Classical Review of Richard Stoneman's "Palmyra and its Empire: Zenobia's Revolt against Rome."
Women Warriors
Ancient queens and other women who led their people into battle: Amazons, Queen Artemisia, Queen Boudicca, Queen Samsi, Queen Tomyris, Trung Sisters, Queen Zenobia.
Ancient queens and other women who led their people into battle: Amazons, Queen Artemisia, Queen Boudicca, Queen Samsi, Queen Tomyris, Trung Sisters, Queen Zenobia.