Are you a lover of justice like Zenobia? Ch 13 in Zenobia- Challenging a Legend in her critical thinking class in Alexandria, Egypt they are discussing how to build an empire. At the time Egypt is ruled by Rome. Here is a discussion that took place in class when they questioned her on how she would overthrow Rome.
“I, for one, hate that!” exclaimed Zenobia. “To oppress a weaker people is unjust and unrighteous! Lovers of justice should try to fix that.”
“And what exactly would Miss Righteous do?” Philander asked indignantly.
“Yes, Zenobia,” agreed Hermeseus, “history shows that rebels don’t live long!”
“I don’t consider cowering in fear to be living, and ‘rebels,’ as you call them, have toppled world empires. Assyria conquered Egypt, Babylon conquered Assyria, Persia conquered Babylon, Greece conquered Persia, …”
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“The answer lies in the ingredients needed to build the empire,” she began. “Remove those and the empire will collapse, or be weakened enough to be conquered.”
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“Hypothetically speaking of course, what would happen in Rome if the grain ships from Egypt suddenly stopped sailing?” she asked. The simple question hung in the air for a moment, and then the students erupted, a dozen making comments at the same time.
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Zenobia- Birth of a Legend is a 2012 IPPY award winner in Historical Fiction
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