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  Zenobia article - Zenobia Palmyra 267 272 Syria Asia Minor Persia Rome 269 Cleopatra of - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Zenobia (or Xenobia) is the name commonly used for the daughter of (= "bat" or "bath") Zabaai ben Selim.
The widow of Septimius Odenathus, she reigned as Queen of Palmyra from 267 to 272 as regent for her infant son Vaballathus.
Something of a militant, she embarked on a campaign of conquests that eventually saw her as the ruler of much of Syria and Asia Minor.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Zenobia   (251 words)

  
 Palmyra, Syria, Xenobia, Roman Empire, Oasis, Ancient, Marcus Aurelius, Hotel, Baal Shamin, Travelog
Palmyra, Syria, Xenobia, Roman Empire, Oasis, Ancient, Marcus Aurelius, Hotel, Baal Shamin, Travelog
May be my last night here in the Baal-Shamin hotel, den of inequity.
Email: family hello, secret Mike Attar Lebannon family info, curtains and Dayo, put Baal Shamin on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree bulletin board, write to Rebecca Neilson, tel Asle Tandogan that I am in Syria so she can be friendly, write Erica at People’s Market about soap and oils
www.gorustic.com /palmyra_3.htm   (495 words)

  
 Palmyra, Syria, Xenobia, Roman Empire, Oasis, Ancient, Marcus Aurelius, Hotel, Baal Shamin, Travelog
The men of Tadmor (the Arabic name of Palmyra) who can speak English are thus far purely devoted to tourism, selling tours, Beduin tent experiences, carpets, food and dates.
Their Modus Operandi seems to rely heavily on warmth and tea-giving and instant close friendship followed by emotional flmail to conduct all spending and money flow in Tadmor through them and their contacts.
Although I am not conceptually against prostitution I found myself emotionally recoiling the first time one of the Palmyra “money managers” mentioned it to me. So I am curious to see the women but find the idea of paying for sex abhorrent.
www.gorustic.com /palmyra_1.htm   (318 words)

  
 Arts Preview: Feminism and funk mix in artist's crocheted pieces
Xenobia Bailey not only designed the clothing and accessories -- such as a "herb gathering apron" -- for her "Sister Paradise," but also created the story of the goddess's passage to the Americas to help her enslaved people.
Bailey, who was born in Seattle in 1958, marched to her own drummer from the beginning.
While her family of six was not wealthy -- her parents owned a janitorial business, and she helped to clean three restaurants before school every day -- her childhood held idyllic experiences such as picking wild flberries and raspberries, sleeping on the back porch and building a tree house in a cherry tree.
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In the end she was defeated, and there was nothing for it but to fall back upon Palmyra across the desert.
Among the traditions relating to Zenobia may be mentioned that of her discussions with the Archbishop Paul of Samosata on matters of religion.
It is probable that she treated the Jews in Palmyra with favour; she is referred to in the Talmud, as protecting Jewish rabbis.
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 Zenobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the genus of plants named after Zenobia, see Zenobia (plant)
Zenobia (or Xenobia) is the name commonly used for the daughter of (= "bat" or "bath") Zabaai ben Selim, an Arab chieftain.
The widow of Septimius Odenathus, she reigned as Queen of Palmyra from 267 to 272 as regent for her infant son Vabalathus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zenobia   (363 words)

  
 Templeworld.com A Syrian journey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
DAY 9 Drive across the Syrian Desert to Palmyra, probably the most remarkable ancient city still remaining from antiquity.
In Hellenistic times it was one of the key centres of east-west trade between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean coast.
This was the city which, under its warrior queen Xenobia, rivalled Rome itself.
www.templeworld.co.uk /pages/syriaitin.htm   (748 words)

  
 The Weave 07 - Posts 301-350   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The 144,000 from Revelation relates to 144,000 "chosen ones" "bought from the Earth" who are adopted as sons of God and are to become Priests and co-kings with Jesus in the new system after Armegeddon.
Georgia, I found another warrior queen, Xenobia, who was ruler in Palmyra in the third century CE.
I won't go into all the details, but basically she invaded Egypt and took the country over for awhile before getting defeated by the Roman Emperor Valerian.
www.goddesschess.com /theweave2/theweave07.html   (10751 words)

  
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Back side has the Citadel of Aleppo (Haleb), 13th Century AD.
The ruins of Palmyra, 100 AD, and its powerful Queen Xenobia on the front; modern grain silos on back.
All items front and back are artefacts of Ugarit culture, 1500 BC, found at Ras Shamra, and are now in the Damascus Museum.
www.syrialive.net /business/financial.htm   (264 words)

  
 Baby Names - Girls
A phonetic spelling of the name Xenia (see above)
From the Greek zen meaning gift and bios meaning life It was the name of the queen of Palmyra.
Possibly from the Arabic meaning to shine Another possibility is that it is a modern interpretation of the name Shane.
2coolindore.8k.com /names/girls.html   (5750 words)

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