Aretas IV Philopatris

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Aretas IV Philopatris was a powerful Nabatean king who ruled from Petra in the early 1st century BCE–CE, overseeing a prosperous trading kingdom that interacted closely with both the Roman Empire and neighboring Jewish states.

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Aretas IV Philopatris canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nabataean king
historical figure
monarch
approximateDeathYear 40 CE
associatedWithSite Petra
capital Petra
coinage issued Nabataean coins bearing his image
conflict war with Herod Antipas after divorce of Phasaelis
countryRuled Nabataean kingdom
surface form: Nabataea

Nabataean kingdom
surface form: Nabataean Kingdom
daughter Phasaelis
deathPlace likely Petra
economicBase caravan commerce
incense trade
spice trade
era 1st century BCE
1st century CE
ethnicGroup Nabataean
fatherInLaw Herod Antipas
interactionWith Herodian Kingdom
surface form: Herodian Kingdom of Judea

Jewish states
Roman Empire
knownFor building projects in Petra
long and stable reign
monumental rock-cut tomb façades
languageOfInscriptions Nabataean Aramaic
monuments inscriptions and reliefs in Petra
name Aretas IV Philopatris self-link
notableFor appearance in early Christian and Jewish historical contexts
conflict with Herod Antipas
control of major caravan trade routes
expansion of Nabataean prosperity
interactions with the Roman Empire
politicalStatus client king of Rome at various times
predecessor Obodas III
region Arabia Petraea
Levant region
surface form: Levant
regnalName Aretas IV
reignedFrom Petra
reignEnd 40 CE
reignStart 9 BCE
religion Arab polytheism
seatOfPower Petra
spouse Huldu
Shaqilat I
styleOfRule prosperous trading monarchy
successor Malichus II
title King of Nabataea
King of the Nabataeans

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Aretas IV of Nabatea regnalName Aretas IV Philopatris
Aretas IV name Aretas IV Philopatris
Aretas IV Philopatris name Aretas IV Philopatris self-link