Zenobia
Americannoun
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Septimia Bathzabbai, died after a.d. 272, queen of Palmyra in Syria a.d. 267–272.
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a female given name.
noun
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The show saw him lead conversations with academics about a wide variety of historical, scientific, philosophical and cultural topics - from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Zenobia, Queen of the Palmyrene Empire.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
The ancient city was the capital of an Arab client state of the Roman Empire that briefly rebelled and carved out its own kingdom in the third century, led by Queen Zenobia.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
His widow Zenobia took over as regent of the Palmyrene Kingdom, declaring herself empress.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Prying the lid off an archival box recently, Bevan pulled out a mailbag from the Zenobia, a merchant ship captured while sailing from France to New York during the War of 1812.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
The Arabian historians relate their conflict with Zenobia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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