Zenobia: shooting star of Palmyra
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...
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| 格式: | 电子 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| 评论: | [Rezension von: Andrade, Nathanael J., Zenobia : shooting star of Palmyra] (2020) (Weingarten, Judith)
[Rezension von: Andrade, Nathanael J., Zenobia : shooting star of Palmyra] (2019) (Sartre, Maurice, 1944 -) |
| 丛编: | Women in Antiquity Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zenobia, Palmyra, Königin ca. 3. Jh.
B Palmyra / Römisches Reich / 历史 268-272 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tadmur (Syria)-History
B Rome-History-Aurelian, 270-275 B Electronic books B Queens-Syria-Tadmur-Biography B Zenobia,-Queen of Palmyra |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| 总结: | 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. Cover -- Half title -- Series -- Zenobia -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Zenobia's Likenesses -- Part I Palmyra, Zenobia's City -- 2 Urban Landscape -- 3 Social Landscape -- Part II Embryonic Star -- 4 Social World -- 5 Coming of Age -- Part III Rising Star -- 6 Marital Household -- 7 Widowhood -- Part IV Shooting Star -- 8 Dynasty -- 9 Civil War -- Part V Epilogue: Fallen Star -- 10 Legacy and Likenesses -- Appendix 1: Palmyrene Monuments Mentioned -- Appendix 2: Brief and Simple Guide to Palmyrenean Aramaic -- Appendix 3: Inscriptions for Odainath's Household -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| 实物描述: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0190638826 |