tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962226729961496148.post516943957714349267..comments2024-03-03T16:35:07.668-08:00Comments on Roman Times: Lebanese play "Zenobia" draws cultural and historical parallelsMary Harrschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01812961655356354800noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962226729961496148.post-48493351691644282502007-08-18T01:30:00.000-07:002007-08-18T01:30:00.000-07:00Hello Mary,I hope you are enjoying the Chronicle o...Hello Mary,<BR/><BR/>I hope you are enjoying the <I>Chronicle of Zenobia</I> and will add it to your 'Recommended' list afterwards.<BR/><BR/>It's by no means sure that Zenobia was exhibited in Aurelian's triumph in Rome, or that she ended her days married to a senator. That's what the highly unreliable <I>Historiae Augustae</I> says, so there's no serious reason to believe it. Another version (which I use in my book) has her starving herself to death on the way to Rome. Much more in character, I think.<BR/><BR/>Judith<BR/>Visit Zenobia's new blog <A HREF="http://judithweingarten.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"> Empress of the East</A>Judith Weingartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683483030413488309noreply@blogger.com