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    Septimia Zenobia Augusta. House. House of Odaenathus. Septimia Zenobia ( Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡡𐡶𐡦𐡡𐡩 ‎, Bat-Zabbai; c. 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the city, Odaenathus.

  2. Apr 17, 2024 · Zenobia was the queen of the Roman colony of Palmyra, in present-day Syria, from 267 or 268 to 272. She conquered several of Rome’s eastern provinces before she was subjugated by the emperor Aurelian (ruled 270–275). Zenobias husband, Odaenathus, Rome’s client ruler of Palmyra, had by 267.

  3. Sep 14, 2014 · Zenobia became one of the most popular figures of the ancient world in the legends of the Middle Ages, and her legacy as a great warrior-queen and clever ruler, surrounded by the wisest men of her time, influenced painters, artists, writers, and even later monarchs such as Catherine the Great of Russia (r. 1729-1796 CE), who compared herself to ...

  4. Feb 16, 2018 · Meet Zenobia — The Warrior Queen Of The Middle East. By Aimee Lamoureux | Edited By Jaclyn Anglis. Published February 16, 2018. Updated August 29, 2019. In 267 A.D., Zenobia took over the Palmyrene Empire as the queen regent. Just a few years later, she had Egypt, Asia Minor, and the Levant under her control.

  5. Feb 26, 2019 · Zenobia: Warrior Queen of Palmyra. Fine Art Images / Getty Images. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on February 26, 2019. Zenobia, generally agreed to have been of Semitic (Aramean) descent, claimed Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt as an ancestor and thus Seleucid ancestry, though this may be a confusion with Cleopatra Thea (the "other Cleopatra").

  6. Aug 27, 2020 · Home Art. Queen Zenobia of Palmyra: Facts & Accomplishments. During Rome’s 3rd-century crisis Zenobia briefly elevated Palmyra, making it a superpower of the Near East. Her rapid rise and fall has inspired historians, artists, and novelists for centuries. Aug 27, 2020 • By Robert C. L. Holmes, MA Ancient & Medieval History, BA Archaeology.

  7. Sep 18, 2014 · Zenobia, the stubborn eastern rebel, is subdued by the noble Roman emperor who, though forced by circumstance to destroy Palmyra, tries his best to resolve the conflict through peaceful, honorable, means.

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