Episode 1.4 - Zenobia
/Episode 1.4 is about Zenobia, a Syrian queen who helped defend Rome against Persian invaders, before declaring her own kingdom and pulling 1/3 of the Roman Empire away for a time.
Sources:
Historia Augusta
Gary K Young, Rome's Eastern Trade
Alaric Watson, Aurelian and Third Century
Appian, The Civil Wars
Mike Duncan, The History of Rome Podcast
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