For those interested in historical fantasy

Are you paying attention, Haron? I'd hate for you to miss another one. You'd end up in trouble for sure. ;)

Then again perhaps this is one you've come across before...

So it's a holiday weekend in the U.S. I'm off work and nursing a black and blue toe from a run in with a coffee mug (ouch) which is leaving me completely idle as I'm supposed to stay off said toe. So I thought it might be a good time to look up a few of those things I've always meant to and never had the time.

The usual, find out what a wombat looks like, remind myself of the name of that actor in that movie I can never remember, search for someone qualified to replace the lock on antique cuffs that came with no key...just general trivia.

One of the things on the list was to find out more about the historical figure of Zenobia. I have been curious about her since Heinlein made a reference to her towards the end of Stranger In a Strange Land. So I popped her name into Google and found a rather standard article on Wikipedia. Zenobia was quite the warrior, apparently, expanding her territory into an empire and conquering Egypt. However, her reign was cut short by her defeat at the hands of the Roman general Aurelian, who captured her, and (here's the kinky part) lead her through the streets of Rome bound in golden chains...

After that she became philosopher apprarently, which I'm guessing may have meant that the great queen ended up a school girl again. Perhaps under the personal tutelege of her captor, the general?

My, doesn't the mind just reel with the possibilities?