Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
Pat Southern
From Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
AbeBooks Seller Since February 27, 2001
Quantity: 5From Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
AbeBooks Seller Since February 27, 2001
Quantity: 5About this Item
Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering writers and poets, artists and philosophers around her at the Palmyrene court. This narrative explores the legendary queen and charts the progression of her unequivocal declaration, not only of independence of Rome, but of supremacy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514. . 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781847250346
Bibliographic Details
Title: Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
Publisher: Continuum
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
The ancient sources for the life and times of Zenobia are sparse, and the surviving literary works are biased towards the Roman point of view, much as are the sources for two other famous women who challenged Rome, Cleopatra and Boudica. In Empress Zenobia, Pat Southern seeks to tell the other side of the legendary 3rd century queen's place in history.
As queen of Palmyra (present-day Syria), Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering round her at the Palmyrene court writers and poets, artists and philosophers. 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 explores the legendary queen and charts the progression of her unequivocal declaration, not only of independence from Rome, but of supremacy. Initially, Zenobia acknowledged the suzerainty of the Roman Emperors, but finally began to call herself Augusta and her son Vaballathus Augustus. There could be no clearer challenge to the authority of Rome in the east, drawing the Emperor Aurelian to the final battles and the submission of Palmyra in AD 272.
Zenobia's story has inspired many melodramatic fictions but few factual volumes of any authority have been published. Pat Southern's book is a lively account that is both up to date and authoritative, as well as thoroughly engaging.
Pat Southern is an expert on Classical History and is the author of many authoritative books in this area including The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine; The Late Roman Army and biographies of Augustus and Domitian (all published by Routledge).
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Store Description
Terms of Sale - Credit Cards: Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diner.
Payment can also be made by bank draft in Euros, drawn on an Irish Bank.
We regret that PO Boxes are not acceptable to the U.S. as our courier will not deliver to them.
In case of returns or queries please contact us by email books@kennys.ie or by phone +353 91 709350
VAT Registration - IE2238521A
Conor Kenny
Free Shipping
Payment Methods
accepted by seller