Zenobia of Palmyra
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Syrian queen who built a short-lived empire that briefly challenged Roman hegemony in the East. Born Bat Zabbai, Zenobia was destined to become one of the most sign...
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Zenobia, a Palmyrene warrior queen, daringly declared independence from Rome and sought to establish her own united kingdom in the East.Name variations: Septimia Zenobia in Latin, Bat Zabbai in Aramai...
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Damascus (dpa) - Rugby has become a new passion for Damascus's
elite, much to the delight of the French who have only recently
introduced the British sport in their former c...
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The race to fill the 40th City Council seat in Brooklyn is starting to look a little bit like the Congressional race that just concluded in that area, in which much of the dialogue centered on whet...
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Consumers, battered by surging gasoline prices, cut back spending for clothes, cars and other items in April, raising worries about the already weak economy.Retail sales fell 0.2 percent in April, ...
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Zenobia of Palmyra
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FEATURE: Rugby chic - an elitist sport Syrians are not sure about
