ZENOBIA

zĭnōˈbēə, d. after 272, queen of Palmyra. She was of Arab stock and was the wife of Septimius Odenathus. He was murdered, probably through her contrivance, and she obtained rule of his lands in the name of her son. She expanded the territories further to rule E Asia Minor, Syria, N Mesopotamia, and even Egypt. Her ambition outran her prudence, and after she had dared to call her son emperor, the Romans under Aurelian marched against her, took (272) Palmyra, and captured her. She was brought to Rome and exhibited at Aurelian's triumph. Later she was pensioned and lived in retirement at Tibur. By her beauty and intelligence, Zenobia attracted much admiration and sympathy, but her name has also been a symbol of ruthless arrogance.

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The Blithedale Romance
Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Ticknor and Fields, 1859
Subjects: Fiction
...IX. -- HOLLINGSWORTH, ZENOBIA, PRISCILLA 83...XIII. -- ZENOBIAS LEGEND 127...181 XIX. -- ZENOBIAS DRAWING-ROOM 189...
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Aurelian and the Third Century
Book by Alaric Watson; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Aurelian--Emperor Of Rome--Ca. 215-275, Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Aurelian, 270-275
...39 4 Zenobia and the east 57...sack of Athens Odenathus murdered Zenobia assumes control in Syria 268...First Palmyrene campaign Capture of Zenobia Campaign against the Carpi 273...
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Heroines of Fiction - Vol. 1
Book by W. D. Howells; Harper and Brothers, 1901
Subjects: Fiction, Women In Art
...HESTER PRYNNE 161 HAWTHORNES ZENOBIA AND PRISCILLA, AND MIRIAM AND HILDA 175 THACKERAYS...HESTER PRYNNE " " 164 ZENOBIA " " 178 HILDA...
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Vassal-Queens and Some Contemporary Women in the Roman Empire
Book by Grace Harriet Macurdy; Johns Hopkins Press, 1937
Subjects: Queens, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D, Rome--Provinces
...Rome in the first century A. D. and of Zenobia, "Queen of the East" in the third century...102 VIII. Zenobia 110...the last Cleopatra are Boudicca and Zenobia, queen of Palmyra in the third century...
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The Production of Personal Life: Class, Gender, and the Psychological in Hawthorne's Fiction
Book by Joel Pfister; Stanford University, 1991
Subjects: Gender Identity In Literature, Hawthorne, Nathaniel--1804-1864--Knowledge--Psychology, Hawthorne, Nathaniel--1804-1864--Political And Social Views, Literature And Society--United States--History--19th Century, Middle Class In Literature, Psychological Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Psychology In Literature, Sex Role In Literature
...In The Blithedale Romance 1852 , Zenobia, an advocate of womens rights, classifies...reinterpret the narrative account of Zenobias drowning as well as stories discussed...maltreatment parodied in Godeys : Zenobias "hand, though very soft, was larger...
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The Invention of an Andalusian Tagore
Journal article by Howard Young; Comparative Literature, Vol. 47, 1995
Subjects: Jimenez, Juan Ramon, Jimenez, Zenobia Camprubi, Poetry, Tagore, Rabindranath, Translations
...scope and duration. Jimnez and his wife, Zenobia Camprubi, began to collaborate on translations...five to ten percent translation royalties Zenobia Jimenez resourcefully obtained from Macmillan...resemblance between India and Spain. He wrote to Zenobia Jimenez from Santiniketan on October 27...
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Discovering the Ethnic Name and the Genealogical Tie in Amy Tan's the Joy Luck Club
Journal article by Zenobia Mistri; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 35, 1998
Subjects: American literature--Asian-American authors, Chinese Americans--Literature, Ethnic relations--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Genealogy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Mothers and daughters--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Short stories--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Tan, Amy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...the genealogical tie in Amy Tans The Joy Luck Club by Zenobia Mistri In researching recent ideas in American Studies...1986. Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. New York: Putnam, 1989. ZENOBIA MISTRI, associate professor of English and acting head of composition...
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Meanings of Weighing Female Patients and Their Clinical Implications1
Journal article by Zenobia C. Y Chan; Journal of International Women's Studies, Vol. 9, 2008
Subjects: Anorexia, Behavior, Clinical medicine, Endocrine system, Health education, Illnesses, Patients, Psychological aspects, Psychology, Weight
Meanings of Weighing Female Patients and Their Clinical Implications1 by Zenobia C. Y Chan Introduction Severe weight loss is the chief characteristic of anorexia nervosa. Weight is also one of the important...
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The Grandfather-grandson Relationship in Hong Kong
Journal article by Zenobia C. Y Chan; International Journal of Men's Health, Vol. 6, 2007
Subjects: Behavior, Case studies, Children & youth, Clinical medicine, Data analysis, Data collection, Family counseling, Gender differences, Grandparents, Learning, Research methodology
The Grandfather-grandson Relationship in Hong Kong by Zenobia C. Y Chan The grandfather-grandchild relationship is seldom mentioned in health care literature (Kolomer McCallion, 2005...
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Speaking with 'Hands at Our Throats': The Struggle for Artistic Voice in 'The Blithedale Romance.'
Journal article by Laura E. Tanner; Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 21, 1993
Subjects: Hawthorne, Nathaniel--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Point of view (Literature)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Blithedale Romance (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Romance, Mary Suzanne Schriber explores Zenobias motivations for suicide: "how," she asks, "are we to judge Zenobias death, reportedly a suicide for love...the merely superficial incoherence of Zenobias character by exposing the distortion...
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Afrocentric Weapons in the Recruitment and Retention Wars
Magazine article by Zenobia Lawrence Hikes; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 15, October 1, 1998
Afrocentric Weapons in the Recruitment and Retention Wars by Zenobia Lawrence Hikes "Afrocentric." The mere word has evoked fear in the hearts of many in the academy. African-centered theories...
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A Food Revolution in Berkeley: Fighting Malnutrition and Disease, Teaching Ecological Literacy, and Giving Hope to Family Farmers Begins with Kids Growing Their Own Food
Magazine article by Michael K. Stone; Whole Earth, Spring 2002
Subjects: Berkeley, California--Environmental aspects, Center for Ecoliteracy--Planning, Food--Study and teaching, Nutrition policy--Environmental aspects
...change in their towns and cities? Says Zenobia Barlow, CELs executive director, "There...The Tao of Physics, The Web of Life), Zenobia Barlow, and philanthropist and businessman...having conversations with each other," says Zenobia, "the work they do wont last." Take...
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On the Move
Magazine article; Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 26, September 3, 2009
Subjects: Appointments & personnel changes, Enrollment management
...Fayetteville State University. Bell earned a bachelors degree from Talladega College and a Ph.D. from Atlanta University. DR. ZENOBIA EDWARDS has been appointed dean of the Metropolitan College at Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.). Edwards was the school partnership...
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Solving for Pattern
Magazine article by Michael K. Stone; Whole Earth, Spring 2001
Subjects: Elementary school students--Study and teaching, Endangered species--Protection, Environmental education--Activity programs, Shrimp culture--Observations, Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed--Public relations, Wildlife conservation--Citizen participation
...The Tao of Physics, The Web of Life), Zenobia Barlow, and Peter Buckley to apply ecological...Center for Ecoliteracy executive director Zenobia Barlow. "Unless the people solving parts...looking for chances to partner," says Zenobia Barlow. "Foundations dont often do that...
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Haunted Hawthorne
Magazine article by Judith Farr; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 28, Winter 2004
Subjects: Hawthorne: A Life (Book)
...such vital heroines as Hester of The Scarlet Letter (1850) and Zenobia of The Blithesdale Romance (1852), was the same man who fulminated...occasionally resorts to awkward, quasi-poetical stylistic shortcuts: Zenobia is described as having "indignant hair"; the month of May is...
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Harry the Undersea Daredevil
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 8, 2006
...discovered the perils of the unsalvaged Zenobia ferry - which lies on its side 42m below...experience that he returned to explore the Zenobia after his passing-out ceremony, and before...been arranging expeditions since 1986. Zenobia. HILE McMurray declined to discuss Harrys...
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The Road to Syria
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 31, 2009
Subjects: Deserts
...oasis of PalmyraA first-time visit to Palmyra would bring you into an amazing world built 2,000 years ago by the Arab Queen Zenobia. Situated in the middle of the desert, this "city of palms" was an important meeting point of the silk caravans of early traders...
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Fey's Pregnant Pause; Also Showing: Baby Mama
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), July 25, 2008
...Globe-winning comedienne Tina Fey has it all happily married to composer Jeff Richmond, she has a two-year-old daughter Alice Zenobia and her career is soaring. Tina, who writes scripts, acts and produces, made history as the first female head writer on famed...
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Saturday
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 16, 2009
...Sinbad must embark on an adventure to break a curse placed on the brother of Princess Farah (Jane Seymour) by the evil Queen Zenobia. If he cant, she wont be able to marry our hero. Fantastic fun. Animal Farm (1999) PG 4pm, 3e **** George Orwells landmark...
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Vent Your Spleen
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), January 8, 2008
...be so bad if the pension matched the extra costs but it wont Zenobia Had to think there for a moment, mini. You say in the title...pounds 30m. Home help and Meals on Wheels are also going up. Zenobia I remember when the Lib Dems got in at Newcastle, they said...
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encyclopedia articles on: Zenobia  - 11 results

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Zenobia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZENOBIA zino be , d. after 272, queen of Palmyra . She was of Arab stock and was the wife of Septimius Odenathus . He was...exhibited at Aurelians triumph. Later she was pensioned and lived in retirement at Tibur. By her beauty and intelligence, Zenobia attracted much admiration and sympathy, but her name has also been a symbol of ruthless arrogance...
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Paul of Samosata
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...patriarch of Antioch. He was a friend and high official of Zenobia of Palmyra. Paul enounced a dynamic monarchianism , denying...excommunicated (269), but he continued to function as bishop under Zenobias protection until the Romans took Palmyra (272). Arius may have...
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Longinus , C.213–273, Greek Rhetorician and Philosopher
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Greek rhetorician and philosopher of the Neoplatonic school. He taught rhetoric at Athens. He later became counselor to Queen Zenobia of Palmyra; when the anti-Roman policy he had advocated failed, he was delivered to the Romans, who executed him as a traitor...
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Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...copies were made. Other works are The Sleeping Faun, The Waking Faun, and Beatrice Cenci (St. Louis Mercantile Library); Zenobia (Metropolitan Mus.); and a statue of Senator Thomas H. Benton (St. Louis). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Aurelian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...barbarians beyond the Rhine in check. His most brilliant exploits were in the East especially in Palmyra, where he captured Zenobia and destroyed her kingdom. Aurelian went to Gaul, where he received the submission of the independent "Emperor" Tetricus...
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