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Nabataean Kingdom and Petra
Straddling the northern end of the caravan route from South Arabia to the Mediterranean, the Nabataean kingdom emerged as a great merchant-trader realm during the first centuries B.C. and A.D. Previously nomads in northern Arabia, the Nabataeans had already settled in southern Jordan by 312 B.C., when they attracted the interest of Antigonus I Monophthalmos, a former general of Alexander the Great, who unsuccessfully attempted to conquer their territory. By that time, the city of Petra (ancient Raqmu) was the center of the Nabataean kingdom, strategically situated at the crossroads of several caravan routes that linked the lands of China, India, and South Arabia with the Mediterranean world. The fame of the Nabataean kingdom spread as far as Han-dynasty China, where Petra was known as Li-kan. The 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.
Nabataean Kingdom and Petra | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art nabataean kingdom and petra... open bowl, 1st century a.d. nabataean; jordan ceramic diam. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm) purchase, h. dumscombe colt gift, 1977 (1977.234.12) ... view slideshow view thumbnails .
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Trade between the Romans and the Empires of Asia | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan many of these overland routes ended at ports on the eastern mediterranean, from which merchandise was distributed to cities throughout the roman empire. ... other routes through the arabian desert may have ended at the nabataean city of petra, where new caravans traveled on to gaza and other ports on the mediterranean, or north to damascus or east to parthia. a network of sea routes linked the incense ports of south arabia and somalia with ports in the persian gulf and india in the east,
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