The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . ZENOBIA. ZENOBIA, Queen of Palmyraand the East, was re-nowned for 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.
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . ZENOBIA. ZENOBIA, Queen of Palmyraand the East, was re-nowned for 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 th
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