Palmyra Its Empire Palmyra Its Empire Zenobia's Re

by Richard Stoneman

Book Overview

In the twilight of the third century C.E., the unity of the Western world was threatened by financial crisis, invasion, and plague. The Syrian city Palmyra had long protected Rome against Persian invasion, but under its queen Zenobia, Palmyra broke away from Roman hegemony. The Roman Empire had never been closer to disintegration, nor had it suffered so much before at the hands of a woman. This volume is the first comprehensive historical treatment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472103873
• ISBN13: 9780472103874
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.