Arabia Petraea - Wikipedia
Arabia Petraea or Petrea, also known as Rome's Arabian Province (Latin: Provincia Arabia; Arabic: العربية الصخرية; Ancient Greek: Ἐπαρχία Πετραίας Ἀραβίας) or simply Arabia, was a frontier province of the Roman Empire beginning in the 2nd century.
Arabia Petraea | ancient region, Arabia | Britannica
…of the new province called Arabia Petraea, with its capital first at Petra and later at Buṣrā al-Shām in Syria. After 313, Christianity became a recognized religion, and a large number of churches were built.
Petra ‑ Jordan, City & Inside - HISTORY
2018年1月25日 · Petra is an ancient city that lies in present-day Jordan and dates back to the fourth century B.C. Ruins of the once-great metropolis and trading center now serve as an important archeologic...
Arabia | Middle East, Nabataeans, Map, & Petra | Britannica
Petra. Arabia, Roman province created out of the former kingdom of the Nabataeans and the adjacent Syrian cities of Gerasa and Philadelphia (modern Jarash and ʿAmmān, Jordan, respectively), after the formal annexation of the Nabataean kingdom by the Roman emperor Trajan in 105 ce.
The Petra Great Temple | History - Brown University
Completely subsumed by the Romans under the Emperor Trajan in 106 CE, Petra and Nabataea then became part of the Roman province known as Arabia Petraea with its capital at Petra. In 131 CE Hadrian, the Roman emperor, visited the site and named it after himself, Hadriane Petra.
Legions of Mesopotamia, Cappadocia, & Arabia
2022年4月19日 · The Roman province of Arabia Petraea was annexed unopposed in 106 CE by the Syrian governor, Cornelius Palma. The new province comprised what is today Jordan and southern Syria and included the cities of Bostra (the capital), Gerasa, and Petra.
Arabia Petraea - Wikiwand
Arabia Petraea or Petrea, also known as Rome's Arabian Province (Latin: Provincia Arabia; Arabic: العربية الصخرية; Ancient Greek: Ἐπαρχία Πετραίας Ἀραβίας) or simply Arabia, was a frontier province of the Roman Empire beginning in the 2nd century.
Ancient Petra Jordan's Lost Oasis - National Geographic
Petra flourished as spice routes developed that linked India, Persia, and Arabia with the Mediterranean, Egypt, and Phoenicia.
Nabataean Kingdom and Petra - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
At its height under King Aretas IV (r. 9 B.C. –40 A.D.), Petra was a cosmopolitan trading center with a population of at least 25,000. The kingdom remained independent until it was incorporated into the Roman province of Arabia under the emperor Trajan in 106 A.D.
Petra – The Rose City - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
2020年7月29日 · Petra is an archaeological site and ancient city of the Nabataeans, located around the mountain of Jabal Al-Madbah in southern Jordan. The earliest evidence of occupation dates from around 7000 BC, with evidence of a Neolithic farming settlement inhabited by a …