Vaballathus

Vaballathus
𐡥𐡤𐡡𐡠𐡫𐡶
Augustus of Syria, Cappadocia and Aegyptus
Vaballathus as King on the obverse of a Aureus minted in Antioch, 271 AD. Legend: vabalathvs v c r im d r.[1]
King of Kings of Palmyra
Reign267–272 AD
PredecessorOdaenathus and Hairan I
RegentZenobia
Emperor of Palmyra
Reign272
SuccessorSeptimius Antiochus (from 273 AD)
Co-rulerZenobia
BornSeptimius Vaballathus
c. 259
Palmyra, Syria
DiedAfter 274
Rome, Roman Empire
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Lucius Julius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus Augustus[1]
HouseHouse of Odaenathus
FatherOdaenathus
MotherZenobia
ReligionPalmyrene paganism

Septimius Vaballathus (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡥𐡤𐡡𐡠𐡫𐡶Wahbʾalat; Arabic: وهب اللات, romanizedWahb Allāt "Gift of Allāt"; c. 259 – c. 274 AD) 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.

  1. ^ a b Cussini 2005, pp. 202–212.