Zenobia, the rise and fall of palmyra

“Zenobia, Queen of the Desert” The rise and fall of Palmyra  Introduction and Essay Outline In this essay I would like to discuss the factors that lead to both the rise of Palmyra, after the defeat and capture of the Emperor Valerian . Up until the fall of Palmyra after the capture of Zenobia on the banks of the Euphrates . Although theses two incidents don’t constitute a specific start and finish point to the story …

…they sought only to exploit established channels of authority to their own benefit, but in so doing they assumed too much, and provoked Aurelian’s response. He in turn forced the Palmyrenes into true rebellion. By suppressing them, along with the "Gallic Empire”, Aurelian recentered the power of Roman Empire. The fact that he was called upon to do so illustrates that it had effectively monopolised structures of power in the Mediterranean basin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**