Wonder Woman of the Week: Queen Zenobia

This week’s Wonder Woman is more Hippolyta than Diana. Queen Zenobia birth year is unknown, but her life is well recorded. Zenobia was born to the throne of the Palmyran kingdom in present-day Syria. Some time in the 3rd Century AD, Zena warrior princess’s husband and son were assassinated. Anyone who knows anything about Warrior queens should know not to pull crap like this. Zenobia declared herself Queen and went on a vengeance-seeking rampage that would make “the Bride” from Kill Bill seem like a hung-over soccer mom. Zenobia invaded Egypt and Anatolia (Turkey), then declared independence from the Roman Empire. During the same time, Rome was ruled by one of the most sensible Roman Emperors- Aurelius- and any sensible emperor would know not to let this kind of thing slide.