Overview
The Nabataeans, also spelled Nabateans (; Nabataean Aramaic / Nabataean Arabic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈, romanized: nbṭw, vocalized: Nabāṭū; Arabic: الأنباط, romanized: al-ʾanbāṭ), were an ancient Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant. Their settlements—most prominently the assumed capital city of Raqmu (present-day Petra, Jordan)—gave the name Nabatene (Ancient Greek: Ναβατηνή, romanized: Nabatēnḗ) to the Arabian borderland that stretched from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. The Nabateans emerged as a distinct civilization and political entity between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC, with their kingdom centered around a loosely controlled trading network that brought considerable wealth and influence across the ancient world. Described as fiercely independent by contemporary Greco-Roman accounts, the Nabataeans were annexed into the Roman Empire by.
Historical Periods
Nabataeans (-164–-145)
164 BCE – 145 BCE
Area: 113,332 km²
Nabataeans (-144–-127)
144 BCE – 127 BCE
Area: 111,894 km²
Nabataeans (-126–-92)
126 BCE – 92 BCE
Area: 126,355 km²
Nabataeans (-91–-78)
91 BCE – 78 BCE
Area: 112,944 km²
Nabataeans (-77–-67)
77 BCE – 67 BCE
Area: 120,946 km²
Nabataeans (-66–-64)
66 BCE – 64 BCE
Area: 122,217 km²
Nabataeans (-63–-51)
63 BCE – 51 BCE
Area: 100,840 km²
Nabataeans (-50–-28)
50 BCE – 28 BCE
Area: 100,813 km²
Nabataeans (-27–-26)
27 BCE – 26 BCE
Area: 90,193 km²
Nabataeans (-19–5)
19 BCE – 5 CE
Area: 90,193 km²
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