History remembers Cleopatra, who died by her own hand. Boudicca, whose rebellion ended in defeat. Zenobia, paraded in chains through the streets of Rome.

It has almost forgotten the queen who did what none of them could.

Mawiyya of the Tanukhids united the Arab tribes, defeated Roman armies, and forced an emperor to negotiate on her own terms. And in Rome's darkest hours, she sent her cavalry to save Constantinople.

THE TANUKHID LIONESS is the epic true story of the warrior queen who transformed the ancient world—and whom history nearly lost.