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For the Romantics, the lost city of the Nabataeans was the paradigm of the majesty of antiquity in decline.
The Power of Petra 2009
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In exchange for protection, water and a time-out for rest and relaxation, the caravans paid taxes to the Nabataeans, making Petra one of the wealthiest cities of the ancient world.
Bob Schulman: Jordan Brims With Holy, Historical Sites Bob Schulman 2011
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In exchange for protection, water and a time-out for rest and relaxation, the caravans paid taxes to the Nabataeans, making Petra one of the wealthiest cities of the ancient world.
Bob Schulman: Jordan Brims With Holy, Historical Sites Bob Schulman 2011
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Together they traveled to Petra—the ancient rose-red capital of the Nabataeans–and the Dead Sea.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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Together they traveled to Petra—the ancient rose-red capital of the Nabataeans–and the Dead Sea.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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Together they traveled to Petra—the ancient rose-red capital of the Nabataeans–and the Dead Sea.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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Their religion, devoted to native gods with such names as Dushara, Uzza and Kutba, seemed alien even to the Nabataeans 'contemporaries.
The Power of Petra 2009
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Petra, the capital of the ancient Nabataeans, in present-day Jordan, is accessible only by a chasm called the Siq, nearly a mile long.
The Power of Petra 2009
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The Nabataeans left behind stately inscriptions but no literature; if history is written by the victors, those who write no history dwell in a perpetual penumbra of mystery.
The Power of Petra 2009
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The Nabataeans really are a lost civilization, a blind alley of history.
The Power of Petra 2009
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