Zénobie | Maurice Sartre,Annie Sartre-Fauriat

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Zenobia

Maurice Sartre, Annie Sartre-Fauriat

Collection : Biographies

Release date : 02/10/2014

A legendary figure whose true story, finally reconstituted, is no less extraordinary than the myth.

Like Cleopatra, Queen Zenobia is that sovereign of Antiquity whose myth has ensured her fame. No matter that the Palmyran Empire, a Roman citadel, never actually existed, or that we know very little about the life of its supposed queen. It is nonetheless true that, for a few years during... Like Cleopatra, Queen Zenobia is that sovereign of Antiquity whose myth has ensured her fame. No matter that the Palmyran Empire, a Roman citadel, never actually existed, or that we know very little about the life of its supposed queen. It is nonetheless true that, for a few years during the 3rd century A.D., this woman politician, who did not have a male partner, played an important role during the period when Syria was caught between Rome’s wobbling power and the military pressure of the Sassanid Persians. Her dominant presence in the Middle East made her self-appointment as empress almost natural; surrounded by a brilliant court of extensive influence, for a while she made Palmyra one of the centers of power and intelligence. After the destruction of Palmyra in 273, she rapidly became a legend, both in Western literary and artistic tradition and in Arab historiography.
The authors examine different aspects of the figure of Zenobia, the political and cultural environment she lived in and helped to shape, and the ancient and multi-faceted exploitation of her myth.

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