Empress Zenobia : Palmyra's Rebel Queen.

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1 Zenobia in History and Legend -- The Historical Zenobia -- The Family of Zenobia -- The Status and Family of Odenathus -- The Children of Zenobia and Odenathus -- The Legend of Zenobia -- Travellers to Palmyra -- Zenobia in Literature and Art -- 2 Palmyra and Rome -- Annexation by Rome -- The Palmyrene Militia -- Organization of Palmyrene Trade -- The Caravans and their Leaders -- Luxury Goods -- Trade Routes -- Palmyra, Rome and Parthia -- The Rise of Septimius Severus -- Changes in the Palmyrene Militia -- The Late Severan Dynasty and the Rise of the Persians -- The Roman Response -- The Decline of Palmyrene Trade -- Odenathus, Chief of the Palmyrenes -- Shapur I, King of Kings -- The Emperor Valerian and Odenathus -- 3 Septimius Odenathus: Restorer of the East -- Macrianus and His Sons Seize Power -- Odenathus, Restorer of the East -- Literary Sources -- Dux Romanorum -- Corrector totius orientis? -- The Campaign Against the Persians -- King of Kings -- The Last Years of Odenathus -- 4 Zenobia Widowed -- The Representation of Vaballathus as Ruler -- Gaining the Support of the Eastern Kingdoms and Provinces -- Relations with Rome -- Protection of the Eastern Frontier -- Queen and Regent -- Queen and Court -- 5 Septimia Zenobia Augusta -- Economic and Defence Motives in Palmyrene Expansion -- The Roman World in 269-70 -- Arabia -- Egypt -- Asia Minor -- Zenobia's Rule of the East -- 6 Aurelian and the Roman Recovery -- The Roman Recovery of Egypt -- Aurelian's March to Syria -- The Battle of Immae -- The Defeat of the Palmyrene Garrison at Daphne -- The Battle of Emesa -- The So-called Siege of Palmyra -- 7 Aftermath -- The Rebellion of the Palmyrenes -- The Revolt of Firmus in Egypt -- The Fate of Zenobia -- Zenobia: Rebel and Usurper, or Heroine and Patriot? -- Glossary.

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