Al-Nadirah

The medieval story and myth of al-Nadirah is about the fall of Hatra and its princess, who fell in love with the young king Shapur I while he was besieging the city.

This mostly fictional narrative is recorded in Persian and Arabic sources of the early Islamic period, and some of its elements inspired some modern stories. Its general theme has common features with some Greek and Roman legends. According to historian Robert G. Hoyland, the story of al-Nadirah was merely a rumor.

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