THE LAND OF THE MISFIT QUEENS
Who was Queen Zenobia, and Why was she at war with Rome?
4 min readJan 9, 2022
I am ecstatic to take you back in time to 3rd century Syria. The Roman Empire continued to expand its vast borders, occupying region after region. Notorious for rejecting Roman advances, the Palmyrene Empire (modern-day Syria) sought to maintain its integrity with the help of its strong ruler, Queen Zenobia.
