Roman–Palmyrene War

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The Roman–Palmyrene War was a 3rd-century conflict in which the Roman Empire fought to suppress the breakaway Palmyrene Empire led by Queen Zenobia and restore imperial control over the Eastern provinces.

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Roman–Palmyrene War canonical 4
Palmyrene War 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war
aimOfSide Palmyrene aim: maintain independence and regional hegemony
Roman aim: restore imperial unity and control in the East
belligerent Palmyrene Empire
Roman Empire
commander Aurelian
Septimius Zabbai
Zabdas
Zenobia
conflictBetween Palmyrene Empire
Roman Empire
endTime 273
followedBy consolidation of Aurelian’s rule
hasCause Roman attempt to restore control over Eastern provinces
secession of the Palmyrene Empire from the Roman Empire
hasParticipant Aurelian
Palmyra
Palmyrene army
Roman army
Septimia Zenobia
Vaballathus
Zenobia
historicalPeriod 3rd century
ledBy Roman emperor Aurelian
surface form: Emperor Aurelian

Septimia Zenobia
surface form: Queen Zenobia
location Asia Minor
Eastern Roman provinces
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Syria
opponent Palmyrene Empire
Septimia Zenobia
surface form: Queen Zenobia
partOf Crisis of the Third Century
relatedTo Crisis of the Third Century
surface form: Crisis of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century

Gallic Empire
result Roman victory
capture of Zenobia
destruction of Palmyra
reconquest of the Palmyrene Empire by Rome
significantBattle Battle of Emesa
Battle of Immae
Siege of Palmyra (272)
surface form: Second Siege of Palmyra (273)

Siege of Palmyra (272)
startTime 270
yearOfEvent 272
273

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palmyrene Empire conflict Roman–Palmyrene War
Septimia Zenobia conflict Roman–Palmyrene War
this entity surface form: Palmyrene War
Roman emperor Aurelian militaryConflict Roman–Palmyrene War
subject surface form: Aurelian
this entity surface form: Palmyrene War
Siege of Palmyra (272) conflictIn Roman–Palmyrene War
Battle of Immae partOf Roman–Palmyrene War
Battle of Emesa partOf Roman–Palmyrene War