Description: 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.
Review Quotes: "Of far greater consequence, especially for the educated public, are the appendices and bibliography: the destruction of monuments, the nature of Palmyrene Aramaic, original language version of inscriptions detailing Zenobia's household (Aramaic in transliteration). These and the bibliography illustrate the multinational and lengthy careers [of] those building upon intelligent assumptions in the recreation of an ancient site." -- Michael Weiskopf, Berkeley, CA, Ancient West & East
"Andrade has done a worthwhile job of collecting physical and literary evidence that will interest scholars of ancient history." -- J.A.S. Evans, CHOICE"interesting and informative - in particular for an undergraduate course on gender history" -- James Corke-Webster, Kings College London, Greece & Rome"Admirable and well-articulated ... Andrade's book, intended both for the specialist and the educated reader in general, analyses each of these events with objectivity and rigour, and presents a highly fitting approximation to the attractive figure of this singular woman. We should congratulate ourselves on its publication and congratulate the author on his work." -- Gustavo A. Vivas Garcia, Bryn Mawr Classical Review