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Bookmark or Share- Nabataean Kingdom and Petra - The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe city of Petra is as famous now as it was in antiquity for its remarkable rock-cut tombs and temples, which combine elements derived from the architecture of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Hellenized West. During the reign of King Aretas III (r. 86–62 B.C. ), the Nabataean kingdom extended its territory northward and briefly occupied Damascus.
- Nabataean Kingdom - WikipediaThe Nabataean Kingdom ( Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 Nabāṭū ), also named Nabatea ( / ˌnæbəˈtiːə / ), was a political state of the Nabataeans during classical antiquity . The Nabataean Kingdom controlled many of the trade routes of the region, amassing large wealth and drawing the envy of its neighbors.
- Smarthistory – Petra: The rose red city of the NabataeansPetra: The rose red city of the Nabataeans. There is only one true way to experience Petra—the greatest city of the Nabataeans, a people who occupied the area from Sinai and Negev to northern Arabia in the west and as far north as southern Syria.
- The Nabataeans of Ancient Arabia – World History et ceteraThe Nabataeans of Ancient Arabia. written by James Wiener. Known the world over for their hauntingly beautiful cities of Petra and Mada’in Saleh and engineering acumen, the Nabataeans of ancient Arabia were the middlemen in the long distance trade between the ancient Mediterranean and South Arabia. Mysterious and beguiling, their legacy ...
- Nabataean | Arabian, Petra & Trade | BritannicaLast Updated: Mar 15, 2024 • Article History. Nabataean, member of a people of ancient Arabia whose settlements lay in the borderlands between Syria and Arabia, from the Euphrates River to the Red Sea. Little is known about them before 312 bc, when they were unsuccessfully attacked by Demetrius I Poliorcetes, king of Macedonia, in their ...
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