Palmyrene royal house

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The Palmyrene royal house was the ruling dynasty of the ancient city-state of Palmyra in Syria, best known for producing Queen Zenobia, who briefly challenged Roman authority in the 3rd century CE.

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Palmyrene royal family 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Near Eastern dynasty
royal dynasty
ruling family
alliedWith Roman Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Palmyrene army NERFINISHED
Palmyrene caravan trade NERFINISHED
capital Palmyra NERFINISHED
conflictWith Roman Empire under Aurelian NERFINISHED
country Palmyra NERFINISHED
culturalContext Greco-Roman
Semitic
downfall defeat by Emperor Aurelian
downfallDate 273 CE (fall of Palmyra)
emergedAsPower after mid-3rd century CE
expandedControlOver Egypt NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
parts of Asia Minor
flourishedDuring Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED
governed Palmyra and its territories NERFINISHED
heritage part of Syrian royal dynasties
knownFor challenging Roman authority in the 3rd century CE
establishing a short-lived Palmyrene Empire
rule under Queen Zenobia
language Greek
Latin
Palmyrene Aramaic NERFINISHED
locatedIn Palmyra NERFINISHED
Roman Syria NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
notableMember Odaenathus NERFINISHED
Septimius Hairan NERFINISHED
Septimius Herodianus NERFINISHED
Vaballathus NERFINISHED
Zenobia NERFINISHED
partOf Palmyrene Empire NERFINISHED
history of Palmyra
politicalStatus client rulers of Rome (initially)
de facto independent imperial dynasty (under Zenobia)
predecessor local Palmyrene aristocracy
region Levant NERFINISHED
religion Palmyrene polytheism
Syro-Roman paganism
ruledByTitle augusta
augustus NERFINISHED
king of Palmyra
queen of Palmyra
successor direct Roman imperial administration
timePeriod 3rd century CE

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Vaballathus dynasty Palmyrene royal house
this entity surface form: Palmyrene royal family
Zenobia dynasty Palmyrene royal house
Lucius Iulius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus notableFamily Palmyrene royal house
this entity surface form: Palmyrene royal family