#ancient palmyra

[themightyfoo]

Zenobia, a disliked girl's name? Have these uncultured clods never heard of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, who led a revolt that very nearly cost Rome the Eastern part of their empire? A figure of legend who inspired multiple operas? That Zenobia?

*humph*

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[emaadsidiki]

Monumental Arch of Palmyra

[illustratus]

Queen Zenobia's last look upon Palmyra by Herbert Gustave Schmalz

[lionofchaeronea]

Zenobia's Last Look on Palmyra, Herbert Gustave Schmalz, 1888

[archaeologs]

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Main entrance showing engaged fluted columns.

Learn more / Daha fazlası https://www.archaeologs.com/w/palmyra/

[postcard-from-the-past]

Ancient ruins of Palmyra, Syria

Syrian vintage postcard

[twofielder]

Coin of the Day #11 (5/15/2024)

Here’s one from a breakaway state of the 3rd century crisis…

Roman Breakaway State - Palmyrene Empire

BI Antoninianus - 20mm 2.92g

Vaballathus + Aurelian 270-272 AD

Antioch Mint

Obverse VABALATHVS V C R IM D R

Bust of Vaballathus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed

Reverse IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG

Bust of Aurelian right, radiate, cuirassed, Z below

RIC V 381

[wgm-beautiful-world]

PALMYRA also called TADMUR is an ancient city in south-central SYRIA

[asdaricus]

These are created from a blend of two pictures, one of which was a portrait of Zenobia, the ruler of Palmyra during the Roman period.

Midjourney v6

[whimsimarion]

My second entry for Classicstober 2024, Septimia Zenobia. Warning: badly written. Read out of your own risk!

[beatrack92]

Zenobia 👑 Queen of Palmyra, facing the end of her reign 😞

[nonewtonian]

Can we just appreciate Palmyra for a second

Zanoubia is literally my feminist ICON

Here's a place where you can visit it online

[someday-dreamlands]

𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚, 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐚

[illustratus]

Queen Zenobia before Emperor Aurelian by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

[lightdancer1]

Zenobia of Palmyra, the first named Arab Queen, deserves a mention also:

Zenobia of Palmyra, of course, can't be skipped in Women's History Month either. Like the Kahina she is included in Roman/European history and not in a broader Arab or Amazigh history because these people in life saw themselves this way. Zenobia was, also, the first major figure in the Roman Empire to rule by herself as a woman since Cleopatra VII and carved out the first Arab state that was self-governing, not merely a satellite state like the Ghassanid and Lakhmanid kingdoms.

She is also one of the secular figures seized on by Syrian nationalism as a hero of the Syrian state and one of the few figures of the 'Time of Ignorance' considered acceptable in Islamic Syria.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Ancient ruins of Palmyra, Syria

Syrian vintage postcard