For 10 points, identify this Syrian city home to Zenobia.
The Tower of Elahbel in this city's Valley of the Tombs contained some of the earliest pieces of silk found in the Middle East. One story claims that the nephew of a leader of this city assassinated his uncle for reprimanding him for taking the first shot in a lion hunt. A ruler of this city claimed ancestry from Cleopatra and used this as justification for Septimius Zabdas' conquest of Egypt. This city was taken after defeats at Immae and Emesa, but was not sacked until after it rebelled against (*) Roman rule the following year. This city's most famous ruler served as regent for her son Vallabathus and shook off Roman rule on the advice of Cassius Longinus, but she was shortly thereafter brought to Rome in chains after being defeated by Emperor Aurelian. For 10 points, identify this Syrian city home to Zenobia.
The Tower of Elahbel in this city's Valley of the Tombs contained some of the earliest pieces of silk found in the Middle East.
Palmyra (accept Tadmor or Tadmurta)