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.
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
HouseHouse of Odaenathus
FatherOdaenathus
MotherZenobia
ReligionPalmyrene paganism

Septimius Vaballathus (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡥𐡤𐡡𐡠𐡫𐡶 Wahbʾalat; Arabic: وهب اللات, romanized: Wahb 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.