QUEEN OF PALMYRA; A Marrative, FOUNDED ON HISTORY. IN TWO VOLUMES. BY THE AUTHOR OF PATRIARCHAL TIMES. OF THE NEW-YORK [Miss Adelaide O'Keefe.] LONDON: Printed by J. Dennett, Leather Lane, Holborn; FOR F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD. BOOK VII. Elkanah in his study-The return of Antiochus from Rome-Zenobia informed of the sar- casms of Gallienus -Declares war against him-Zenobia's conquests-Her address to the people of Palmyra-Makes known to them the election of Aurelian to the Roman purple- Her interview with Longinus-Elk. anah demands and obtains the government of Page Zenobia rejoins her family-Writes to Sapor- Holds a council, at which Paulus is made Procurator of Antioch-Theodosius attempts the conversion of the queen-An answer is received from Persia, with an account of the death of Valerian--Zenobia's emotion-The Patriarch takes advantage of this mournful in- telligence to check her encreasing ambition- |