Mavia: Arabia's Warrior Queen
The Ancients
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Isn't It Fascinating That Mavia Fought Against the Romans?
Mavia is documented, certainly within the sources that we know. She wanted an arab or a saracen bishop to represent her flock of her own ethnic background. At the same time, you're talking about, in this case, greater syria, the roman oriens. For her to take that minority position and to try and spread it more broadly is also something of significance.
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