The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . her beauty,learning, political abil-ity and martial to some au-thors she was a daugh-ter of an Arab chief,her native name beingBath Zabbai; but Gib-bon says: She claimedher descent from theMacedonian kings ofEgypt, equalled in beau-ty her ancestor Cleo-patra, and far surpassedthat princess in chas-tity and valor. Zeno-bia was a beautiful brunette and had large black eyes whichsparkled with fire, tempered with attractive sweetness. Hervoice was strong, sonorous and musical. She was mistress ofthe
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . her beauty,learning, political abil-ity and martial to some au-thors she was a daugh-ter of an Arab chief,her native name beingBath Zabbai; but Gib-bon says: She claimedher descent from theMacedonian kings ofEgypt, equalled in beau-ty her ancestor Cleo-patra, and far surpassedthat princess in chas-tity and valor. Zeno-bia was a beautiful brunette and had large black eyes whichsparkled with fire, tempered with attractive sweetness. Hervoice was strong, sonorous and musical. She was mistress ofthe Greek, Latin, Syriac and Egyptian languages, and hadbeen liberally educated by Longinus, a celebrated Greekphilosopher who was called a living library, and is con-sidered the greatest philosopher of his age. Zenobia became the wife of Odenatus, an able Arabiangeneral, who, having driven Sapor, King of Persia, out ofSyria, assumed the title of King of Palmyra. He alsoinvaded Persia and there gained several victories. In thiscampaign Zenobia accompanied and aided her husband. 103. 104 HISTORIC CHARACTERS AND FAMOUS EVENTS. Having inured her constitution to fatigue, she generallyappeared on horseback in a military habit, and sometimesmarched several miles on foot. The success of Odenatus wasin a great measure ascribed to her prudence and these services the Roman Emperor Gallienus, in 264 ,gave Odenatus the title of Augustus and recognized him ashis colleague. The armies which they commanded, and theprovinces which they had saved, acknowledged no othersovereigns than their invincible chiefs. After a brief reign,Odenatus was assassinated about 266 Zenobia succeeded to the throne with the title of Queenof the East, and reigned over Palmyra, Syria, Egypt and alarge part of Asia Minor. Palmyra, the Tadmor of Scripture,was an opulent and magnificent city adorned with temples,palaces and porticoes built in classic style of marble andporphyry, and enriched by an ex
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