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NAME: Zenobia
OCCUPATION: Queen
BIRTH DATE: Unknown
DEATH DATE: c. 274
PLACE OF BIRTH: Palmyra, Syria
PLACE OF DEATH: Tivoli, Italy
Full Name: Septimia Zenobia

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Queen Zenobia was not content to rule a Roman colony in Syria, so she seized Egypt and declared her independence. Emperor Aurelius defeated her in 274 AD.

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Zenobia was the wife of Odaenathus, ruler of the Roman colony Palmyra in present-day Syria. When he and his eldest son were assassinated, Zenobia declared herself queen. Not content to rule a mere colony, she seized Egypt, invaded other Roman holdings, and announced her independence from the Empire. Aurelius, emperor of Rome, struck back, defeating her in 274 AD.

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