Activity

Rebel queens who made the Empire tremble.5

Characters:

Septimia Bathzabbai Zainib (Zenobia of Palmyra)

Theme: The role of women

Competencies

Citizen Competition

Competence in cultural awareness and expressions

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > Latin > 4th ESO > The present of the Latin civilization

Spain > Classical culture > 2nd ESO > Classical roots of today's world. History and socio-political evolution

Enunciation

<img title="Women's Legacy logo" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/images/LogoWL.svg" /><hr />Zenobia was empress of Palmyrene&rsquo;s Empire between the 267 and 272, taking over the regency of her son Wahballat. She focused her politics on recovering the trade through the Red Sea and expanding her territories of Syria, getting to Anatolia through the North, and Egypt through the South. She faced roman emperor Aurelian for not recognizing the authority of Rome over Palmyra. At last, she fell trying to cross the Euphrates.
- Representation in the arts. In groups of 4, make a mural of images of each one of these women: Dido, Cleopatra and Zenobia, including the iconography that represents them in the art&rsquo;s world: architecture, sculpture, painting, numismatics&hellip; May these two images work as an example:
&nbsp;&nbsp; Zenobia&rsquo;s Denarius &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Cleopatra&rsquo;s Tetradrachm
&nbsp;<img src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/740/Denario1.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="78" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/741/Denario2.jpg" alt="" width="75" height="76" /> &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/742/Denario3.jpg" alt="" width="77" height="74" /> &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Cleopatra_VII_tetradrachm_Syria_mint.jpg">https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Cleopatra_VII_tetradrachm_Syria_mint.jpg</a>
<a href="https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Cleopatra_VII_tetradrachm_Ascalon_mint.jpg">https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Cleopatra_VII_tetradrachm_Ascalon_mint.jpg</a>

Observations and context

Originally regent of her son Vaballathus, she was later empress and one of the women who faced, like Cleopatra, Dido or Boudica, the power of Rome.

Description

Work on Zenobia’s figure and establish relationships with other rulers who put Rome in a difficult position.

Rebel queens who made the Empire tremble.5

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