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Zenobia

3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire

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Also known as Septimia Zenobia · Julia Aurelia Zenobia · Julia Augusta · Zenobia Augusta · Queen Zenobia · Iulia Aurelia Zenobia

Born: 240
Died: 274
Birthplace: Palmyra
Citizenship: Palmyrene Empire
, Ancient Rome
Positions held: empress regnant
, Palmyrene emperor
Spouse: Odaenathus
Notable work: Epitome

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Septimia Zenobia was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner. She married Odaenathus, who became king of the city of Palmyra in 260, elevating it to supreme power in the Near East by defeating the Sasanian Empire of Persia and stabilizing the Roman East. After Odaenathus' assassination in 267, Zenobia became the regent of her son Vaballathus and held de facto power throughout his reign.

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EEpitome0270 · Greek historiographical work allegedly written by Zenobia

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Sex or gender: female
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1.fembio.org/biographie.php/frau/frauendatenbank?fem_id=29447Retrieved 2019-05-05
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Noble title: Augusta
Birth name: בת זבי
Nomen gentilicium: Septimia
Name in native language: Septimia Zenobia
Σεπτιμία Ζηνοβία
Praenomen: none
Child: Vaballathus
Hairan II
Septimius Antiochus nature of statement: disputed
Time period: High Roman Empire
Different from: Zenobia criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Relative: Hairan I kinship to subject: stepson
Gens: Septimia gens
Depicted by: De mulieribus claris
Family: House of Odaenathus

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