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Added a more information focusing on Aurelian dealing with a dispute in the Christian church
The city of Antioch fell to Aurelian after the Palmyrenes under a general name Zabdas were defeated in Immae on the route to Antioch. The Palmyrenes wanted to prevent Aurelian from capturing Antioch since it was a very important city in the Roman East. The Palmyrene forces reorganized and were stationed in the walled Roman colony of Emesa. The two sides met in the fields of Emesa. The Romans were outnumbered but Aurelian's forces prevailed and the Palmyrenes lost the battle of Emesa. Aurelian was welcomed into the city and he built a local temple. The Palmyrenes fled and went back to Palmyra. The siege of Palmyra in 272 ended the campaign and Zenobia was captured. Aurelian probably spared Zenobia and Vaballathus. However, he killed Zenobia's chief advisers.
The city of Antioch fell to Aurelian after the Palmyrenes under a general name Zabdas were defeated in Immae on the route to Antioch. The Palmyrenes wanted to prevent Aurelian from capturing Antioch since it was a very important city in the Roman East. The Palmyrene forces reorganized and were stationed in the walled Roman colony of Emesa. The two sides met in the fields of Emesa. The Romans were outnumbered but Aurelian's forces prevailed and the Palmyrenes lost the battle of Emesa. Aurelian was welcomed into the city and he built a local temple. The Palmyrenes fled and went back to Palmyra. The siege of Palmyra in 272 ended the campaign and Zenobia was captured. Aurelian probably spared Zenobia and Vaballathus. However, he killed Zenobia's chief advisers.
=== Settling a dispute in the Church ===
There was a man by the name of Paul of Samosata, he had been elected Bishop by the [[christian]] community at Antioch in AD 260. He replaced Demetrius, the former Bishop of Antioch who had died. Some of Paul's beliefs of the church were seen as heretical by some. A early church historian by the name of Eusebius said that Paul believed that [[Christ]] was a mere man on earth. A synod was held in Antioch in AD 264 but Paul managed to hide his heresy. The experienced and senior Bishop of Alexandria, Dionysius was too sick to attend. Zenobia apparently became a patron of Paul and power went over to Paul's head. It resulted in a new investigation.
A new synod was held in Antioch in either AD 268 or AD 269 and a man by the name of Malchion was able to nail down Paul's excuses and explanations. Paul was removed from his position as Bishop of Antioch and excommunicated. A letter was sent to the local provinces explaining why they removed him. The Synod declared that they might have been able to overlook and forgive his ambition, arrogance, him being a terrible example to pagan worshipers and other scandalous sins and vices but his heresy was not to be tolerated. A man by the name of Domnus, the son of Demetrius replaced him as the Bishop of Antioch according to [[Jerome]]. But Paul refused to leave the church and was supported by Zenobia.
Only after Aurelian came to Antoch with his legions, were the citizens able to appeal to the Emperor. So that they could remove the heretical formal Bishop. They begged him and the Emperor replied. ''The building is to be given to those to whom the bishops of Italy and of the city of Rome should adjudge it.'' Paul now abandoned the church and left.
=== Defeating the Gallic Roman Empire ===
=== Defeating the Gallic Roman Empire ===