Her empire looked unstoppable. A third-century bust depicts Emperor Aurelian, Zenobia’s primary antagonist. Rome’s next emperor of consequence, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, was a very different ...

Syria and Palestine and incorporated them into a larger Palmyrene Empire (269-273 A.D.). She was ultimately defeated and captured by the forces of Emperor Aurelian, who sacked Palmyra following a ...

The Emperor Aurelian (r. 270-275 CE) reunited the fragmented portions of the empire but was then murdered by his bodyguard. The empire continued to struggle despite the reunification by Aurelian.

Barnsley, Eng.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2020. Pp. xxii, 282. Illus., maps, appends., notes, biblio., index. . $52.95. ISBN: 1526767503 ...