Al-Ababeed () was a Syrian soap opera and

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centered around the 3rd-century

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which aired in the

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season of 1997. In the show, the role of

Zenobia Septimia Zenobia (Greek: Ζηνοβία, Palmyrene Aramaic: , ; 240 – c. 274) 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 ...

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is played by famous Syrian actress Raghda. Zenobia's struggle against the

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is used allegorically to represent the struggles of the

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to gain self determination. The series was watched and admired by millions all across the

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Cast

The cast was as follows:Al-Ababeed Cast - El Cinema
/ref> * Raghda as

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*Abdul Rahman Al Rashi as

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*Salloum Haddad as Elahbel *Rashid Assaf as Malko * Muna Wassef as Qamra * Assaad Feddah as al-Munzer * May Skaf as Taima *

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as Anagheem * Samar Kokash as Najda *Nizar Sharaby as Cassius Longinus *

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as Amrisha *Abdul Hakim Quotaifan as Zabbai * Hatem Ali as Moqimo *Hani El-Romani as the priest *Adnan Barakat as al-Numan * Sabah Jazairi as Nargese *Ahmed Rafea as Emilius *Yassin Arnaaot as Claudian *Adham El Molla as Muhareb *Laila Jabr as Dala *Mohammed al Rashi as Waeel *Abd el-Rahman Abo el-Qaem as Aylami *Fadwa Mohsen as Mabruka *Hossam Tahsen Beek as the Queen's messenger * Hala Shawkat as Malko's Mother *Saiful Din Subayie as Naheel *Abed Fahed as Ma'ani *Zeyad Saad as Nasr el-Lat *Maher Salibiy as Yamleko

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on Elcinema (In Arabic) 1997 Syrian television series debuts 1997 television series endings 1990s Syrian television series 1990s television soap operas Cultural depictions of Aurelian Syrian historical television series Syrian television soap operas Television series set in the 3rd century Television series set in the Roman Empire Cultural depictions of Zenobia

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