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Zenobia
Zenobia , d. after 272, queen of Palmyra . She was of Arab stock and was the wife of Septimius Odenathus . He was murdered, probably through her contrivance, and she obtained rule of his lands in the name of her son. She expanded the territories further to rule E Asia Minor, Syria, N Mesopotamia, ... Read more
Paul of Samosata
Paul of Samosata , fl. 260-72, Syrian Christian theologian, heretical patriarch of Antioch. He was a friend and high official of Zenobia of Palmyra. Paul enounced a dynamic monarchianism , denying the three Persons of the Trinity. He taught that the Logos came to dwell in Jesus at baptism, but th... Read more
Aurelian
Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) , c.212-275, Roman emperor (270-75). Rising in the ranks, he became consul under Valerian. He succeeded Claudius II , whose victory over the Goths had begun the territorial rehabilitation of the empire. Aurelian conceded Dacia to the Goths but consolidated th... Read more
Homs
Homs or Hims , city (1995 est. pop. 455,000), capital of Homs governorate, W central Syria, on the Orontes River. It is a commercial center located in a fertile plain where wheat, grapes, fruit, and vegetables are grown. Manufactures include refined petroleum, flour, fertilizer, processed foods,... Read more
Palmyra
Palmyra , ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. An oasis N of the Syrian Desert, 130 mi (209 km) NE of Damascus, Palmyra was important in Syrian-Babylonian trade by the 1st cent. BC Palmyra became of true importance only after Roman control was establi... Read more
Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller 1810-50, American writer and lecturer, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities of her day in American literary circles. A precocious child, she was forced by her father through an education that impaired her health but noneth... Read more
Rome
Rome Ital. Roma, city (1991 pop. 2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City , is a sovereign state within the city of Rome. Rome is also the capital of Latium, a region of central Italy, and of Rome prov. It lies on both banks of the Tiber and its affluent, t... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Zenobia"

Zenobia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Zenobia Zenobia, a Palmyrene warrior queen, daringly declared independence from Rome and...Roman emperors from 117 to 284, and most existing information concerning Zenobia can be traced to this source. Though the Scriptores was apparently authored... Read more
Blithedale Romance, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...suggested by Brook Farm, and the character Zenobia by Margaret Fuller, while Miles Coverdale...Silas Forster, a farmer, and his wife; Zenobia, a passionate and queenly woman; Hollingsworth...delicate girl said to be a city seamstress. Zenobia and Priscilla both fall in love with Hollingsworth... Read more
Ethan Frome
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Mattie Silver ( Ruth Gordon ) comes to live with her cousin, Zenobia Frome ( Pauline Lord ), and Zenobia's husband, Ethan ( Raymond Massey ), Ethan and Mattie fall in love. Zenobia orders Mattie from the house. On the way to the station, Ethan... Read more
Paul of Samosata
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...patriarch of Antioch. He was a friend and high official of Zenobia of Palmyra. Paul enounced a dynamic monarchianism , denying...excommunicated (269), but he continued to function as bishop under Zenobia's protection until the Romans took Palmyra (272). Arius may... Read more
Lottery of Love, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Lottery of Love, The (1888), a comedy by Augustin Daly . [Daly's Theatre, 105 perf.] Mrs. Zenobia Sherramy ( Mrs. G. H. Gilbert ), a “strong‐minded, woman's rights, female suffrage platform apostle” who was... Read more
Longinus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Greek rhetorician and philosopher of the Neoplatonic school. He taught rhetoric at Athens. He later became counselor to Queen Zenobia of Palmyra; when the anti-Roman policy he had advocated failed, he was delivered to the Romans, who executed him as a traitor... Read more
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...popular in her day. Of her spirited Puck 30 copies were made. Other works are The Sleeping Faun, The Waking Faun, and Beatrice Cenci (St. Louis Mercantile Library); Zenobia (Metropolitan Mus.); and a statue of Senator Thomas H. Benton (St. Louis). Read more
Palmyra
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Mediterranean. In c. ad 30, it became a Roman dependency. By the 2nd century ad , Palmyra's influence had spread to Armenia. In 267, Zenobia became queen, the empire expanded, and she severed the state's links with Rome. In ad 273, Roman Emperor Aurelian laid waste... Read more
Aurelian
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...barbarians beyond the Rhine in check. His most brilliant exploits were in the East—especially in Palmyra, where he captured Zenobia and destroyed her kingdom. Aurelian went to Gaul, where he received the submission of the independent Emperor Tetricus. One... Read more
Gallienus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Gaul, and in the East Odenathus, spreading the conquests of Palmyra , was being recognized. A force sent by Gallienus against Zenobia was defeated. Gallienus himself was murdered by his men at Milan, where he was resisting a revolt, which was eventually suppressed... Read more

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Zenobia
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Zenobia • Gambia , Zambia • Arabia , labia, Swabia • Libya , Namibia, tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia ... Read more
Zinovia
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Zinovia ♀ (Russian) From Greek Zēnobia ‘life of Zeus’; a St Zenobia was martyred in Asia Minor, together with her brother Zenobios, probably at the beginning of the 3rd century. Read more
Radamisto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Radamisto. Opera in 3 acts by Handel to anon. lib. adapted from D. Lalli's L'amour tirannico, o Zenobia (Venice, 1710). Comp. 1720, rev. 1720, 1721, 1728. F.p. London 1720; f. modern ps. Göttingen 1927, London 1960. F. Amer. p. Washington DC 1980. Read more
reindeer
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more
India
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more
atmosphere
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more
tafia
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more
plasmodia
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more
Namibia
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more
Nubia
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...tibia •euphorbia • agoraphobia , claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia •Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia • Colombia , Columbia • exurbia , Serbia, suburbia •Wiltshire... Read more

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Empress Zenobia; Palmyra's rebel queen.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2009; 133 words ; 9781847250346 Empress Zenobia; Palmyra's rebel queen. Southern, Pat. Continuum Publishing Group...the province, and when he was killed, his wife took over. That was Zenobia, who ruled and even expanded what is now called the Palmyrene Empire... Read more
New Zenobia produces "Air-Free" block bottom bags.(EQUIPMENT & PACKAGING NEWS)
Magazine article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal; 11/20/2005; 217 words ; ...the vertical form, fill and seal machine Zenobia with optional Air-Free technology. This...the particular application. What makes Zenobia special is that, for the first time, Air-Fr...user-friendliness of the machine. The Zenobia features a modern and servo-drive technology... Read more
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.(appointment of Zenobia L. Hikes )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Diverse Issues in Higher Education; 11/3/2005; 58 words ; Dr. Zenobia L. Hikes has been named vice president for student affairs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Most recently... Read more
Read this.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Northern Ontario Business; 11/1/2008; 176 words ; ZENOBIA - THE CURIOUS BOOK OF BUSINESS A Tale of Triumph Over Yes- Men, Cynics, Hedgers and Other Corporate Killjoys By Matthew...along with illustrator William Sulit tell a magical fable of what it is like to see business through new eyes. In the book, Zenobia, a young woman challenges traditions and people's ... Read more
Silenced women.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2009; 124 words ; 9781606921999 Silenced women. Chan, Zenobia C. Y. Nova Science Publishers 2009 167 pages $49.00 Hardcover BV4527 Herself a Chinese woman who experiences feeling invisible... Read more
For a diva.(Poem)
Magazine article from: The Literary Review; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; For a Diva You can be anything. Zenobia of Palmyra startled awake in childhood by a bird in her father's palace almost floats into the courtyard. The cook whose boyfriend... Read more
Victor Rivera has been named managing director, national sales, for Compass Analytics in San Francisco.(briefs)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Mortgage Banking; 3/1/2007; 48 words ; ...for Compass Analytics in San Francisco. Karen Tuersley has been promoted to director of operations for Maxim Enterprises in North Canton, Ohio. Zenobia Tambuvala and Bruce Nelson have been promoted to principals at The Situs Companies in Houston. Read more
You can play that again!(Interludes)(Mette Kathrine )(Interview)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...from Denmark's first folk revival in the 1970s. As part of Zenobia, she's making a new tradition. She also performs in a couple...dancing as it used to be. Plus, she's just taken delivery of Zenobia's first CD. Add to that a full schedule of gigs-both concerts... Read more
Spelman honors Xernona Clayton.(National Report)
Magazine article from: Jet; 9/13/2004; 75 words ; ...Local Community Service Award during the college's opening convocation in Atlanta. She is congratulated by (l-r) Spelman President Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman trustee Susan McLaughlin and Dr. Zenobia Hikes, vice president for student affairs. Read more
Hotel dirt.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 7/4/2005; ; 60 words ; ...Springfield, Mo., bought the land beneath the south portion of the project from Melvin and Oberta Turpin. The property was leased to Hammons since April 1995. The Turpin family has owned the land, dating back to April 1943 with Guy and Zenobia Turpin. Read more