Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia

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The Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia were the powerful and disciplined army of the Palmyrene Empire that, under Zenobia’s leadership in the 3rd century CE, challenged Roman authority across the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient army
military force
activeInCentury 3rd century CE
activeInPeriod Crisis of the Third Century
approximateEndDate 272 CE
baseOfOperations Palmyra
capitalControlled Palmyra
characteristic disciplined
highly mobile
multi-ethnic composition
commander Odaenathus
Zenobia
conflict Palmyrene expansion in the East
Roman–Palmyrene War
country Palmyrene Empire
defeatedBy Aurelian
defeatEvent Aurelian’s reconquest of the East
historicalReputation major challenger to Roman authority in the East
includedEthnicGroup Arabs
Palmyrenes
Syrians
linked to: Syrian

local desert tribes
influencedBy Parthian military traditions
Roman military organization
Sasanian cavalry tactics
laterRole independent imperial army opposing Rome
militaryBranchOf Palmyrene Empire
namedAfter Zenobia
notableBattle Battle of Emesa
Battle of Immae
notableCampaign campaigns in Asia Minor
conquest of Egypt
opponent Emperor Aurelian
Roman Empire
partOf Palmyrene Empire
regionOfOperation Asia Minor
Eastern Mediterranean
Egypt
Syria
role defense of Eastern Roman frontier before secession
status defeated
supportedRulerTitle Augusta Zenobia
linked to: Septimia Zenobia

Emperor Vaballathus
usedUnitType archers
cataphracts
cavalry
heavy cavalry
infantry
light cavalry

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Battle of Immae involved Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia
Corrector totius Orientis relatedTo Palmyrene leadership
linked to: Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia
Palmyrene royal house associatedWith Palmyrene army
linked to: Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia
Zabdas militaryBranch Palmyrene army
linked to: Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia
Septimius Zabbai militaryBranch Palmyrene army
linked to: Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia