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Queen Zenobia
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, a famous military leader of the ancient world. Born in around 240 AD, Zenobia was Empress of the Palmyrene Empire in the Middle East. A highly educated, intelligent and militarily accomplished leader, she claimed descent from Dido and Cleopatra and spoke many languages, including Egyptian. Zenobia led a rebellion against the Roman Empire and conquered Egypt before being finally defeated by the Emperor Aurelian. Her story captured the imagination of many Renaissance writers, and has become the subject of numerous operas, poems and plays.
With:
Edith Hall
Professor of Classics at King's College, London
Kate Cooper
Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester
Richard Stoneman
Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter.
Producer: Thomas Morris.
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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, a famous military leader of the ancient world. Born in around 240 AD, Zenobia was Empress of the Palmyrene Empire in the Middle East. A highly educated, intelligent and militarily accomplished leader, she claimed descent from Dido and Cleopatra and spoke many languages, including Egyptian. Zenobia led a rebellion against the Roman Empire and conquered Egypt before being finally defeated by the Emperor Aurelian. Her story captured the imagination of many Renaissance writers, and has become the subject of numerous operas, poems and plays.
With:
Edith Hall
Professor of Classics at King's College, London
Kate Cooper
Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester
Richard Stoneman
Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter.
Producer: Thomas Morris.
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