Vaballathus
Sign in to saveSeptimius Vaballathus (; ; – ) was emperor of the Palmyrene Empire centred at Palmyra in the region of Syria.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Vaballathus
- Royalty.succession
- King of Kings of Palmyra
- Royalty.predecessor
- Odaenathus and Hairan I
- Royalty.reign
- 267–272 AD
- Royalty.succession1
- Emperor of Palmyra
- Royalty.successor1
- Septimius Antiochus (from 273 AD)
- Royalty.reign1
- 272
- Royalty.regent
- Zenobia
- Royalty.regent1
- Zenobia
- Royalty.reg type1
- Co-ruler
- Royalty.image
- Aurelian-with-vabalathus (reverse).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Vaballathus as King on the obverse of a Aureus minted in Antioch, 271 AD. Legend: .
- Royalty.father
- Odaenathus
- Royalty.mother
- Zenobia
- Royalty.house
- House of Odaenathus
- Royalty.religion
- Palmyrene paganism
- Royalty.birth_name
- Septimius Vaballathus
- Royalty.birth_place
- Palmyra, Syria
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Early life
- As king
- Succession to the throne
- Reign
- Defeat
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Septimius Vaballathus (; ; – ) was emperor of the Palmyrene Empire centred at Palmyra in the region of Syria.
He came to power as a child under his regent mother Zenobia, who led a revolt against the Roman Empire and formed the independent Palmyrene Empire.