King of Kings of the East
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King of Kings of the East was the royal title assumed by Odaenathus of Palmyra as he established himself as a dominant ruler over eastern territories of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Kings of the East canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchical title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Roman-era epigraphy
ⓘ
inscriptions from Palmyra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palmyra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palmyrene Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | mid-3rd century CE ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Roman imperial title Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Near Eastern royal ideology
ⓘ
Syro-Roman ⓘ |
| firstAssumedBy | Odaenathus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope | Eastern Roman frontier regions ⓘ |
| heldBy | Odaenathus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| impliesAuthorityOver |
eastern provinces of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
multiple subordinate kings ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| modeledOn | King of Kings (Persian title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
assertion of semi-independent authority from Rome
ⓘ
legitimization of Palmyrene supremacy in the East ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | quasi-imperial dignity ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Roman territories ⓘ |
| relatedTitleHolder | Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Palmyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTitle | titles of the Palmyrene emperors ⓘ |
| symbolizes | hegemony over eastern client kingdoms ⓘ |
| titleType |
imperial-style title
ⓘ
regnal title ⓘ |
| usedBy | Odaenathus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringReign | Odaenathus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | diplomatic prestige in the East ⓘ |
| usedIn | Palmyrene royal titulature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.