Mavia: Arabia's Warrior Queen
The Ancients
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Zabdi Abdas and Zenobia's Revolt
Emran: How does mavia's revolt compare to that of obias? He says zenobia suffered a shattering defeat in humps and emesa. She believed herself to be the next empress of rome, so fought in pitched battles. But when you're talking about someone like mavia, he says, it was tribal hit and run tactics. Emran: Opportunity and luck have a huge srol to play, don't they, always with military ventures.
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