Ibhinqa eloyisa ubukhosi, malunga nokumkanikazi wasempuma.. Zenobia

Ukumkanikazi wasePalmyra, kunye nomyeni wakhe u-Uthaina, bakhokela imvukelo nxamnye noBukhosi baseRoma, ekwathi ebudeni balo sakwazi ukulawula inxalenye enkulu yeSiriya.

Emva kokufa komyeni wakhe, wakhokela imikhosi yoBukumkani basePalmyra ekoyiseni kwayo iYiputa neAsia Minor ngaphambi kokuba uMlawuli uAurelian amoyise aze amthabathe amse eRoma, apho wafela khona.

Wayekwazi ukukhokelela abantu bakowabo kwimvuselelo ebanzi kunye nomkhosi womkhosi onamabhongo.Wayekhaliphile kwaye enamabhongo.Wadlala indima enkulu eMpuma naseRoma ngokwayo.Wayenenkcubeko ephucukileyo.Wayethetha ulwimi lwasePalmyrene, ulwimi lwesiAramiki. , kwanamaGrike namaYiputa.Iintanda-bulumko ezifana noLongines zamsondeza kuye, kwaye ababhali-mbali baseRoma bayamchaza.Wayeyimpawu yobuhle, ibrunette enamehlo amnyama, amazinyo akhe afana neeperile, ilizwi lakhe livakala, wayehamba kunye namajoni. , yaye ukhwele enqwelweni okanye ehasheni njengamajoni abalaseleyo, elinye lawona bafazi babalaseleyo nabahle kakhulu.” Owathi xa wangxwelerhwayo emfazweni naye: “AmaRoma athetha ngokuphoxayo ngemfazwe endiyilwayo nxamnye nomfazi; kodwa akabazi ubungakanani bamandla nobugorha balo mfazi, kwanobungakanani besimilo sakhe.