Septimia Zenobia was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the city, Odaenathus.

How was Zenobia killed?

In 266/267 CE he was assassinated, along with his son Herodes, by his nephew after a dispute following a hunting trip. While some sources have claimed, or at least suggested, that Zenobia had him murdered so that her son could become king, this has been rejected by most later writers and historians.

Was Zenobia executed?

Captivity and fate

Aurelian sent the queen and her son to Emesa for trial, followed by most of Palmyra's court elite (including Longinus). ... Malalas concluded his account by writing that Zenobia appeared in Aurelian's triumph and was then beheaded.