Vaballathus

Vaballathus 𐡥𐡤𐡡𐡠𐡫𐡶‎
Augustus of Syria, Cappadocia and Aegyptus
Vaballathus as King on the obverse of a Antoninianus minted in Antioch, 271 AD. Legend: vabalathvs v c r im d r.[1]
King of Kings of Palmyra
Reign	267–272 AD
Predecessor	Odaenathus and Hairan I
Regent	Zenobia
Emperor of Palmyra
Reign	272
Successor	Septimius Antiochus (from 273 AD)
Co-ruler	Zenobia
Born	Septimius Vaballathus c. 259 Palmyra, Syria
Died	After 274 Rome, Roman Empire
Regnal name Imperator Caesar Lucius Julius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus Augustus[1]
House	House of Odaenathus
Father	Odaenathus
Mother	Zenobia
Religion	Palmyrene paganism

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