NABATAEAN KINGDOM AND PETRA

Nabataean kingdom and Petra

Nabataean kingdom and Petra

Nabatean Kingdom

Historically it is not clear when exactly where the sprouts from a tribal, the kingdom was established headed by the king. Most of the information from which to learn about the Nabatean kingdom non Nabataean writings originated from the Roman period, including the writings of the historian of the Jews Josephus, and archaeological findings.

The first Nabatean king is known about the first Ahratat, address with his name was found in a pioneer, and she dated in 168 BC. At that time, cooperation between the Nabatean kingdom and the Jews led by Judah Maccabee, Judah Maccabee told sprouts Jews in Gilead in danger, and urged him to come to their aid (Schmitt, 1994).

Eventually the Nabatean kingdom's expansion on the one hand and the Kingdom of Judah under the leadership of the Hasmonean On the other hand has a conflict in between the early 1st century BC. Hasmonean king Alexander Yanai room to Jordan River and conquered the fortress Hmta pen. Then he conquered and destroyed the Gaza was considered an ally of the Nabataeans, which will be an important port which traded Nabatean Spice Route, the shores of the Mediterranean. Alexander Yanai expanded its control in Moab and Gilead dropped on the Arabs tax, this control area was once part of the Nabatean kingdom, threatened the kingdom and cut her some trade routes linking it with Syria. (Frösén, eds., 2002)

Eventually first worked Nabatean king Alexander Yanai defeated in Gedera held in Golan , the Nabatean kingdom after the defeat following a civil war broke out the Kingdom of Judah, had Alexander Yanai return territories occupied in Gilead in Moab to the Nabatean kingdom. King Ahratat third came after the first worker took over Damascus, and invaded the Kingdom of Judah and succeeded to win the Alexander Yanai place called Hadid, retreating only after the agreement. Alexander Yanai recovered invaded Jordan scored again at the apostrophe and Diaon, the Golan is occupied the Golan settlements, Saluki and Gamla.

In 48 BC the first Molcho camel riders sent help to Julius Caesar in Egypt. Cleopatra queen of Egypt and demanded her lover Mark Antony will annex to his kingdom the Nabatean kingdom, he accepted a part annexed to Egypt parts belonging to the Nabatean kingdom, as an area of Jericho was considered a very wealthy area, because there raised palm plants which produced the sky. Herod, king of Judah met with Cleopatra Lend from the Jericho area.

In 30 BC had worked on the third power, it is probably a period of growth and prosperity in the kingdom. Apparently the settlement was founded during this period worked Nabataean temple center. During this period the Roman army under the command of Aliuc Gallus tried to South Arabia to locate the source of the perfumes from which sprouts the wealth producers, military mission failed. In 67 AD the Nabatean kingdom proved she's loyal ally of the Roman Empire, King second Molcho Send to Vespasian thousand ...