 In general , Odaenathus ' actions were connected to his and Palmyra 's interests only ; his support of Gallienus and his Roman titles did not hide the Palmyrene base of his power and the local origin of his armies , as with his decision not to wait for the emperor to help in 260 . Odaenathus ' status seems to have been , as Watson put it , " something between powerful subject , independent vassal king and rival emperor " . 
 In general , Odaenathus <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>actions <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> connected to his and Palmyra <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>interests only ; his support of Gallienus and his Roman titles did not hide <a href='None' title='4'><mark>the</mark></a>Palmyrene <a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>base</mark></a> of his power and the local origin of his armies , as with his decision not to wait for the emperor to help in 260 . Odaenathus <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'</mark></a>status <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>seems</mark></a> to have been , as Watson put it , " something between powerful subject , independent vassal king and rival emperor " . 
In general , Odaenathus  actions was connected to his and Palmyra  interests only ; his support of Gallienus and his Roman titles did not hide Palmyrene no base of his power and da local origin of his armies , as with his decision not to wait for tdaemperor to help in 260 . Odaenathus  status seem to have been , as Watson put it , " something between powerful subject , independent vassal king and rival emperor " .