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Also Known As Bat Zabbai • Znwbyā Bat Zabbai • Septimia Zenobia
Died After 274
Notable Family Members spouse Septimius Odaenathus

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Zenobia, portrait bust; in the Vatican Museum, Rome.
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra
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