Zenobia: an absent myth

Authors

  • Maria Teresa Grassi University of Milan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/1272

Keywords:

zenobia, cleopatra, queen, arabic world, imperialism

Abstract

Contrary to Cleopatra, Zenobia has never gained a prominent place in the collective imaginary. Nonetheless, the queen, remembered for having opposed herself to emperor Aurelian, appeared in many works of fiction from Petrarca on, and she has recently being rediscovered in the Arab culture as a symbol of the opposition to the Western imperialism.

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Author Biography

Maria Teresa Grassi, University of Milan

Maria Teresa Grassi is Professor in Archaeology of Roman Provinces for the Università degli Studi of Milano (Italy) and Deputy Director of the Department of Antiquity Sciences of the same University.Since 1980 she has been taking part in the research, study and educational activities of the Section of Archaeology. In particular, she took part in the excavations of the Roman settlements of Angera (VA) and Calvatone (CR), in northern Italy. Since 2005 she is the Director of the excavations in Calvatone.Her principal interests concern the Romanization of Cisalpine and the relations between the Celts and the Romans; the material culture of Roman age (in particular, pottery); numismatics; Roman Provinces, particularly Northern Africa and Middle East. She is also concerned with activities of high scientific popularization.In 2007 she organized the agreement between the Università degli Studi of Milano and the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums of Damascus to start an italian-syrian Archaeological Mission in Palmyra (excavations in the south-west quarter of the site). She is the italian Director of the joint Mission.

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Published

2011-07-27

Issue

No. 7 (2010)

Section

SCENES OF ANCIENT ROME. Evolution of a Project. Edited by R. De Berti, E. Gagetti, F. Slavazzi. First Part