Zenobia: Queen of Palmyra and the Empire that Defied Rome

Zenobia: Queen of Palmyra and the Empire that Defied Rome explores the rise of one of antiquity's most formidable rulers during the crisis of the third century Roman Empire.

From the desert city of Palmyra, Zenobia governed territories across the eastern Mediterranean, controlled major trade routes, and challenged Roman authority at a moment of invasion, instability, and weakened central rule. Her court stood at the meeting point of Roman, Greek, Aramaean, and eastern traditions.

Drawing upon...