{"slug": "zenobia", "label": "Zenobia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenobia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189705", "qid": "Q189705", "description": "3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [240, 275], "span_label": ["240 CE", "275 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "alexandria", "label": "Alexandria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palestine-region", "label": "Palestine (region)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lebanon", "label": "Lebanon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "library-of-alexandria", "label": "Library of Alexandria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt-roman-province", "label": "Egypt (Roman province)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "antioch", "label": "Antioch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "homs", "label": "Homs", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-triumph", "label": "Roman triumph", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "romania", "label": "Romania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dacia", "label": "Dacia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 240, "year_label": "240 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Zenobia, queen of the Palmyrene Empire (d. 274)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371189859#Births", "title": "240", "revid": 1371189859, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 267, "year_label": "267 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Septimius Odaenathus of Palmyra makes plans for a campaign in Cappadocia against the Goths. He is assassinated, along with his eldest son, most probably by his nephew due to a previous altercation between him and Odaenathus. His wife Zenobia succeeds him, and rules Vaballathus (the Palmyrene Empire) with her young son.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367427906#Near_East", "title": "267", "revid": 1367427906, "section": "Events › By place › Near East"}}, {"year": 269, "year_label": "269 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Queen Zenobia conquers Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, parts of Mesopotamia and Anatolia and Egypt, giving her control of Rome's grain supply. The library at Alexandria is partly burned during a raid by Zabdas, general of Zenobia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227782#Near_East", "title": "269", "revid": 1371227782, "section": "Events › By place › Near East"}}, {"year": 270, "year_label": "270 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zenobia seizes control of Roman Arabia and Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358050431#Roman_Empire", "title": "270", "revid": 1358050431, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 271, "year_label": "271 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Aurelian withdraws Rome's administrative and military presence from Dacia (modern Romania), thereby rationalizing the Danube frontier and freeing resources for the forthcoming campaign against Zenobia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347633744#Roman_Empire", "title": "271", "revid": 1347633744, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 271, "year_label": "271 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zenobia invades Asia Minor and seizes control of Cilicia and Galatia before being stalled in Bithynia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347633744#Near_East", "title": "271", "revid": 1347633744, "section": "Events › By place › Near East"}}, {"year": 272, "year_label": "272 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Immae: Aurelian defeats the Palmyrene heavy cavalry (clibanarii) near Antioch. Queen Zenobia flees under cover of darkness to Emesa (Syria).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371192173#Roman_Empire", "title": "272", "revid": 1371192173, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 274, "year_label": "274 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Rome greets Aurelian as Restitutor Orbis (\"Restorer of the World\") and accords him a magnificent triumph (victory procession), which is graced by his captives Zenobia, Tetricus I, and his son Tetricus II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1271086341#Roman_Empire", "title": "274", "revid": 1271086341, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 275, "year_label": "275 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Approximate date – Septimia Zenobia, queen of the Palmyrene Empire (b. c. 240)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1308801318#Deaths", "title": "275", "revid": 1308801318, "section": "Deaths"}}]}