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Odaenathus

Septimius Odaenathus (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡠𐡣𐡩𐡮𐡶‎, romanized: ʾŌdaynaṯ; Arabic: .mw-parser-output .script-arabic{font-family:"Scheherazade New",Lateef,LateefGR,"Noto Naskh Arabic","Noto Sans Arabic","Arabic Typesetting",Amiri,"Sakkal Majalla","Harmattan","SF Arabic","Arabic Transparent","Times New Roman",Arial,Parastoo,Calibri,"Segoe UI","Microsoft Sans…

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Born
c. 220 Palmyra, Roman Syria
Co-ruler
Hairan I
Died
267 (aged 46–47) Heraclea Pontica (modern-day Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey), or Emesa (modern-day Homs, Syria)
Father
Hairan
House
House of Odaenathus
Issue
Hairan I (Herodianus) Vaballathus Hairan II

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Odaenathus

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Edges192
Triples360
Avg. degree1.99
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Odaenathus

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related to Legacy and reception · 48
Odaenathus → According, Antichrist, Apocalypse, Augustan History, Aurelian, Babylonian Jews, Bellerophon, Chimera, Christian, Claudius II, East, Edward Gibbon, Egypt, Elijah, Gawlikowski, Gianluca Serra, Greek, Had, Hairan, He
related to King of Kings of the East · 35
Odaenathus → According, Achaemenids, An, Antioch, Ardashir, Assyrians, Contemporary, Diocletian, East, Greek, Hairan, Hence, Herodianus, However, In, Iranian, Julius Aurelius, King, Kings, Mdnh
related to Governor of Syria Phoenice · 34
Odaenathus → Another, Arab, Battle, By, Edessa, Emperor, Emperor Philip, Five, Gawlikowski, Gordian's, Greek, Hairan, Hartmann, However, In Phoenice's, Jean Starcky, Latin, Palmyra's, Persians, Phoenice
related to Name, family and appearance · 30
Odaenathus → Arab, Arabic, Aramaean, Aramaic, Aramean, Frank Edward Brown, Hairan, His, In, Javier Teixidor, Latin, Lisbeth Soss Fried, Nasor, Odainat, Palmyra, Palmyrene, Palmyrenes, Papa, Roman, Roman Severan
related to Reign · 30
Odaenathus → According, Anatolia, Antioch, August, Augustan History, Balista, Balista's, Cappadocia, Cilicia, Edessa, Faced, Fulvius Macrianus, Gallienus, It, Macrianus Minor, Orontes, Palmyra, Persian, Persians, Pompeiopolis
related to Ras of Palmyra · 29
Odaenathus → Antioch, As, During, Emesa, Enathus, Euphrates, Gordian III, Greek, Hairan, In, John Malalas, Malalas, Maqqai Haddudan Hadda, Ogeilu, Orontes, Palmyra, Palmyrene, Persia, Persian, Persians
related to Theories of instigators and motives · 29
Odaenathus → Anonymus, Antioch, Arabia, Augustan History, Cocceius Rufinus, Dionem, East, Emperor, Family, Gallienus, He, Herodianus, However, John, King, Maeonius, Palmyrene, Palmyrenes, Persian, Roman
related to Persian war of 260 and pacifying Syria · 24
Odaenathus → Balista, Balkans, Emesa, Emperor, Euphrates, Europe, Fulvius Macrianus, Gallienus, He, In, King, Macrianus Minor, Palmyrene, Persia, Persian, Persians, Quietus, Samosata, Shapur, Syria
related to Assassination · 19
Odaenathus → According, Anatolia, August, Dionem, Emesa, Heraclea Pontica, Herodianus, King, King's, Maeonius, Syncellus, Syria, The, The Anonymus, The Augustan History, There, Vaballathus, Zonaras, Zosimus
related to Modern skepticism · 19
Odaenathus → According, Augustan History, Ballista, For, Herodianus, However, Libanius, Martin Sprengling, Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Palmyrene, Parthian, Persia, Persian, Persians, Roman, Shapur, Skeptical, The

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palmyrene roman king odaenathus' palmyra emperor hairan title east shapur son probably persians persian herodianus city syria zenobia gallienus name

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OdaenathusBornc. 220 Palmyra, Roman Syria1.00infobox
OdaenathusCo-rulerHairan I1.00infobox
OdaenathusDied267 (aged 46–47) Heraclea Pontica (modern-day Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey), or Emesa (modern-day Homs, Syria)1.00infobox
OdaenathusFatherHairan1.00infobox
OdaenathusHouseHouse of Odaenathus1.00infobox
OdaenathusIssueHairan I (Herodianus) Vaballathus Hairan II1.00infobox
OdaenathusNamesNamesSeptimius Odainat1.00infobox
OdaenathusPredecessorTitle created1.00infobox
OdaenathusPredecessorHimself as Ras of Palmyra1.00infobox
OdaenathusPredecessorOffice established1.00infobox
OdaenathusReign263–2671.00infobox
OdaenathusReign260–2671.00infobox
OdaenathusReign240s–2601.00infobox
OdaenathusSpouseZenobia1.00infobox
OdaenathusSuccessorVaballathus1.00infobox
OdaenathusSuccessorHimself as King of Palmyra1.00infobox

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