Imperator totius orientis ( emperor of the entire East ) : only the Augustan History claim that Odaenathus was conferred with this title , and also go so far as to claim that he was made an Augustus ( coed @-@ emperor ) following his defeat of the Persians . Both claims are dismissed by scholars . Odaenathus seem to have been acclaimed as Imperator by his troops which is a salutation reserved for the Roman emperor ; this acclamation might explain the erroneous reports of the Augustan History .