Palmyra and Its Empire: Zenobia's Revolt Against Rome.

History Today | September 1, 1994| | Copyright

Although they deal with quite different subjects, these three books are not entirely unconnected. Grant begins with a survey of Greek and Roman women, making much of female rulers; Stoneman focuses on a famous queen of the east; and Fowden offers a geopolitical essay on the ancient Middle East.

Of the three, Grant's is the weakest. Any attempt to unravel the complexities of Greco-Roman social relations within 139 sides of text must cut corners. Grant's technique is to collect various remarks of ancient authors on women, the rich, the poor, slaves, etc., and string ...

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