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Eggelin Tomb In The Ancient Roman city of Palmyra, Syria
Eggelin Tomb In The Ancient Roman city of Palmyra, Syria The site of Palmyra is an oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, it contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world, Palmyra mixed Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences, it was listed UNESCO World Heritage in 1980.
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Zenobia (240 – c. 275) was a 3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Roman Syria, 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. By 269, Zenobia had expanded the empire, conquering Egypt and expelling the Roman prefect, Tenagino Probus. She ruled over Egypt until 274, when she was defeated and taken as a hostage to Rome by Emperor Aurelian.
