It is 54 BC in the Egyptian desert south of Alexandria, and two young princesses named Cleopatra and Amanirenas (left and right, respectively) who were out racing their chariots must flee a mob of hostile Libyan tribesmen!
This is actually an illustration for a short “historical adventure” story I wrote titled Racing Into Trouble which stars Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (aka the infamous Cleopatra) and Amanirenas of Kush as teenage girls yet to ascend to their thrones. Since both of these queens seem to have been contemporaneous, I wanted to depict them as possibly being best friends during their childhood years, despite the past animosity between their native countries. Of course, they would be a lot safer racing in the hippodrome back in the Egyptian then-capital Alexandria, but Cleo felt doing it out in the wilderness would be more fun.
By the way, there is some inspiration from the animated movie The Prince of Egypt behind this scene (as well as the story’s whole premise).