Королева Зенобия: как правительница Сирии бросила вызов Римской империи

Zenobia: The queen who challenged the Roman empire In the sixth episode of History's Greatest Leaders, historian and author Shushma Malik talks to entrepreneur and author Mike Soutar about the remarkable story of a forgotten female leader She may not be well known to us today, but Zenobia – who was queen of what’s now Syria in the third century BC – definitely deserves to be. That’s because she took on the might of the Roman empire and, for a short time at least, emerged victorious. So how did she succeed where so many others failed? Was she a skilled leader, or merely an opportunist taking advantage of her opponent’s weakened circumstances? In this episode, historian and author Shushma Malik talks to Mike Soutar about the remarkable story of this forgotten female leader – and whether her eventual downfall can offer any lessons about the dangers of aiming too high. Watch below or listen to the full interview, ad-free: For more on the life and legacy of Zenobia, don’t miss our curated collection of articles, podcasts and videos Authors Mike Soutar is an entrepreneur and author of Next Gen CEO, and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice