| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London, I.B. Tauris, 2001. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [221]) and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude: Alexander the Great, frankincense and the Nabataeans -- They came from Arabia: the origins of the Nabataeans and the incense trade -- Into a habitation of dragons: settling in the land of Edom and the emergence of the kingdom -- Friends, foes and neighbours: relations with Egypt, Syria and Judaea -- Days of glory, days of dust: from independence to Roman annexation -- The miracle of Petra: the development of the capital -- The delicate magic of life: Nabataean gods and places of worship -- Language, script and graffiti: speaking Arabic, writing Aramaic and carving inscriptions -- Babatha: the life, loves and litigation of a woman among the Nabataeans -- Afterglow of empire: Nabataeans and Christianity in the Byzantine era -- Epilogue: the Nabataeans in the Islamic world. |
| Subject |
Petra (Extinct city)
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Nabataeans.
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| Added Title |
Nabataeans |
| ISBN |
0674008499: $39.95 |
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