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Are there any Roman records of Petra?

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Only a few references. Plutarch says it is the capital of the Nabatean kingdom in his book about Pompey the Great. Diodorus Siculus talks twice about the “Rock” (the meaning of the word Petra) as a natural stronghold with only one access. read more

Diodorus Siculus talks twice about the “Rock” (the meaning of the word Petra) as a natural stronghold with only one access. Flavius Josephus says “And when he came to a place which the Arabians esteem their metropolis, which was formerly called Arce, but has now the name of Petra: at this place, which was encompassed with high mountains”. read more

Nabateans are considered the builders of Petra, a tribe that was so famous they were mentioned by many different civilizations at the time, and records containing references to them were found in ancient Greece, China and the Roman Empire. read more

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