Roman Empire – Tracy Cooper-Posey

Zenobia: The Queen Who Took On Rome and Almost Won

Leave a Comment / Historical Stuff / May 31, 2026 / Ancient Civilizations, ancient history, Ancient Rome, ancient world, Aurelian, Classical History, Cleopatra, Crisis of the Third Century, Empire Building, forgotten women, Her Side of History, Historical Biography, historical figures, Historical Leadership, historical women, history blog, History Enthusiasts, History Lovers, History Writing, Palmyra, Palmyrene Empire, Queen Zenobia, Roman Emperors, Roman Empire, Roman history, Syria, Tracy Cooper-Posey, women in history, Women Who Changed History, Zenobia / 4 minutes of reading

History remembers Cleopatra. It should remember Zenobia. While Rome staggered through one of the most chaotic periods in its history, the Queen of Palmyra seized the opportunity to build an empire of her own. Through military brilliance, political savvy, and a masterful understanding of reputation, she conquered vast territories and came astonishingly close to permanently splitting the Roman Empire. For a brief moment, the outcome of history was genuinely uncertain.

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August 24, 410: The Day the World Changed (And Most People Missed It)

Historical Stuff / August 24, 2025 / ancient history, August 24, civilization, fall of Rome, historical perspective, history for writers, Kiss Across Time, millennium, Roman Empire, Roman history, Roman women, Rome, time travel, Tracy Cooper-Posey, Visigoths, Western Rome, worldbuilding / 4 minutes of reading

On this day in 410 AD, Rome was sacked—and the world changed. But perhaps the real marvel isn’t that Rome fell. It’s that it lasted more than a thousand years. From primitive huts to aqueducts, concrete, dentistry, and legal systems we still use today, Rome wasn’t just a city—it was civilization. This post explores what a millennium really means… and what we lost when Western Rome fell.

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Water, Arches, and Ancient Brilliance: The Underrated Fascination of Aqueducts

Historical Stuff, Interesting Settings / August 3, 2025 / ancient technology, aqueducts, archaeology, author life, Eagle Aqueduct, France travel, Historical Fiction, history, infrastructure, Nerja, Pont du Gard, Roman architecture, Roman Empire, Roman engineering, Spain travel, The Triumph of Felix, Tracy Cooper-Posey, Türkiye, writing inspiration / 4 minutes of reading

“Aqueducts are the perfect intersection of beauty and practicality. They’re not just pretty ruins—they were the arteries of ancient cities, still standing, still defying time.”

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The Last Day of the Roman Empire…or is it?

Historical Stuff / September 4, 2014 / Gibbons, Roman Empire, Rome / 1 minute of reading

Historians disagree over what, exactly, is the last day of the Roman Empire. Today, September 4, is one of the two most popular choices. If you think of the Roman Empire with its epicenter as the city of Rome, then on this day in 476 is when the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was

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