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Zenobia (Julia Aurelia Zenobia Cleopatra) (240 - c. 274 AD) was a 3rd-century Syrian queen of the Palmyrene Empire who led a famous revolt against the Roman Empire. The second wife of King Septimius Odaenathus; Zenobia became queen of the Palmyrene Empire following Odaenathus' death in 267. By 269; Zenobia had expanded the empire; conquering Egypt and expelling the Roman prefect; Tenagino Probus; who was beheaded after he led an attempt to recapture the territory. She ruled over Egypt until 274; when she was defeated and taken as a hostage to Rome by Emperor Aurelian.
Palmyra was an ancient city in Syria. It was an important city in central Syria; located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The earliest documented reference to the city by its Semitic name Tadmor; Tadmur or Tudmur (which means "the town that repels" in Amorite and "the indomitable town" in Aramaic) is recorded in Babylonian tablets found in Mari. Pictures From History
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