tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post16386357354151180..comments2024-02-04T03:57:19.271+01:00Comments on Zenobia: Empress of the East: Zenobia's blogJudith Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683483030413488309noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-17290958560667018252007-01-13T01:42:00.000+01:002007-01-13T01:42:00.000+01:00Zenobia (and women of antiquity) has always fascin...Zenobia (and women of antiquity) has always fascinated me every since I ran across references to her while reading history in college. Wonderful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-12953438843519817662007-01-11T02:24:00.000+01:002007-01-11T02:24:00.000+01:00I think it fair to say that if Rome was not going ...I think it fair to say that if Rome was not going through her Barracks Emperors period, the defeat and capture of P. Licinius Valerianus by the Sassanids in 260 allowed the major opening for Odenathus to seize control. Septimia Zenobia happened to be married to Odenathus and thus by default became ruler of the Palmyrene "Empire" after her husbands death. Had she not declared herself Augusta in 271, I suspect that Rome would have been glad for her to maintain a buffer state or client kingdom in the desert. But her direct defiance to the Romans with the invasion of Asia Minor left L. Domitius Aurelianus no choice but to put her down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-68506866988315605152007-01-08T04:02:00.000+01:002007-01-08T04:02:00.000+01:00That looks like a very interesting blog. Yes, more...That looks like a very interesting blog. Yes, more info about Zenobia and Rome, please; I'm infected with the Roman bug, too. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-48926303923032512242007-01-05T20:14:00.000+01:002007-01-05T20:14:00.000+01:00Is it politically correct to call any woman an ant...Is it politically correct to call any woman an antique?Michael Bravermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359865674711262025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-71811422543310924682007-01-05T12:21:00.000+01:002007-01-05T12:21:00.000+01:00A great idea! Congratulations on the book and on t...A great idea! Congratulations on the book and on the blog. Not too many archaeologists blog apparently. <br /><br />Do try to put more info on Zenobia and that particular time on the blog. I'm sure it will be interesting for a lot of people.Ιφιμέδειαhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809492653896145396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-53431159600104989992007-01-04T21:59:00.000+01:002007-01-04T21:59:00.000+01:00How wonderful Judith to see you online with a blog...How wonderful Judith to see you online with a blog. For the readers of this message: don't forget to visit the website www.zenobia.tv :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-62911723806679011302007-01-03T19:42:00.000+01:002007-01-03T19:42:00.000+01:00Welcome to the Blogosphere, hope soon to read a mo...Welcome to the Blogosphere, hope soon to read a more about Zenobia.J. P. van de Giessenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633872138738501918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-57219657462603864152007-01-03T19:34:00.000+01:002007-01-03T19:34:00.000+01:00That would be a wonderful book to write. Zenobia ...That would be a wonderful book to write. Zenobia is not quite Late Antique, but I would really start even earlier. In my mind, the story begins with the four Julia's of the Severan dynasty (not to put too Syrian a slant on it): Julia Domna, the Syrian wife of the Emperor Septimius Severus, the first of the quartet of Julia’s -- sister, daughters, mothers of four emperors.Judith Weingartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683483030413488309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38472234.post-44967366858861393142007-01-03T18:50:00.000+01:002007-01-03T18:50:00.000+01:00Good idea (the blog) and nice Website !
Best wishe...Good idea (the blog) and nice Website !<br />Best wishes and happy new year to you, Judith!<br /> By the way, I think that there is a book to be done about Late Antique women (though Zenobia is not so late...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com