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Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra

Image of Zenobia from a 3rd century CE coin.

Zenobia was a third century queen of Palmyra, located in modern Syria. She defied the Romans, but like the ancestor she claimed, Cleopatra, she was defeated.
Image of Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, from a 3rd century coin.

Image of Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, from a 3rd century coin.

From a public domain image. Modifications © 2006 Jone Johnson Lewis.

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