Eastern historians, such as the ninth-century Persian al-Tabari, believed that Zenobia was not Greek but of Arab descent. Modern historians agree that the queen of Palmyra did not descend from the ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, Empress of the Palmyrene Empire and leader of a rebellion against Ancient Rome. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia ...

No contemporary statues of Zenobia have been found in Palmyra or elsewhere, only inscriptions on statues bases. Some believe it is an indication that a mighty monument of the Queen once stood in ...

Prague, SANA_ The Czech writer Jiri Tomek recently published a new book about the life of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra. The 385-page book, titled “Zenobia, the Queen of the Syrian Desert”, gives ...

Syria's Ministry of Education has announced sweeping changes to the school curriculum, including the removal of any reference to symbols of the former regime, including the national anthem. Syrian ...