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Odaenathus (c. 220 – 267) was the founder of the Palmyrene Kingdom. Born into an aristocratic family of Palmyra, Syria, he became the lord of the city in the 240s. By 258, he was a consularis, indicating a high status in the Roman Empire. In 260 the Roman Emperor Valerian was captured by the Sassanian emperor Shapur I, leaving the eastern Roman provinces at the mercy of the Persians. Odaenathus fought the Persians, reclaiming the entirety of the Roman lands occupied by Persia. By 263, following a successful campaign in which he besieged the Persian capital Ctesiphon, Odaenathus took the title traditionally held by Persian emperors, King of Kings, and was in effective control of the Levant, Roman Mesopotamia and Anatolia's eastern region. He was assassinated in 267 during or immediately after a campaign in Anatolia. He was succeeded by his son Vaballathus under the regency of his widow Zenobia, who used the power base established by Odaenathus to forge the Palmyrene Empire in 270. (Full article...)
Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 00:01, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
- I made few edits.--Attar-Aram syria (talk) 00:18, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
- Looks good, but it's too long, 1092 characters now. Max is 1025. - Dank (push to talk) 01:49, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
- What do you think now? Im getting 993 characters.--Attar-Aram syria (talk) 16:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
- 1012, including "(Full article...)". Looks good, thx. - Dank (push to talk) 17:14, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
- What do you think now? Im getting 993 characters.--Attar-Aram syria (talk) 16:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
- Looks good, but it's too long, 1092 characters now. Max is 1025. - Dank (push to talk) 01:49, 19 July 2019 (UTC)