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An uprising in favor of this ruler was led by “Cyclops,” a gigantic merchant reputed to withstand hammer blows to the chest and eat ostriches in a single sitting. This ruler of the “four tribes” is cast as an ‘Amlaqi who killed King Jadhima of the Tanukhid confederation in al-Tabari’s account. This ruler fortified and alternately names the citadel of Halabiye, the site of many of the “tower tombs,” rock-cut hypogea, and frontal-facing funerary reliefs characteristic of this ruler’s realm. This ruler’s (*) cavalry of “oven-pot men,” or clibanarii, were worn out by extreme heat at the Battle of Immae. Zabdas led an invasion of Egypt under this ruler, (10[3]-5[1])who claimed Ptolemaic descent. This ruler was paraded alongside Tetricus (-5[1])of (10[1])the Gallic Empire (10[2])after both were defeated by Aurelian. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[2])name this spouse of Odaenathus (“oh-DAY-na-thus”) and regent of Vaballathus who led a breakaway state in (10[1])Palmyra. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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