Nabataean kingdom

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Arab state ancient kingdom historical polity trading state

The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.

Aliases (12)

Nabataean Kingdom ×8
Nabataeans ×8
Nabatean Kingdom ×2
Nabataea ×1
Nabataean ×1
Nabataean Kingdom (initially allied with Hyrcanus II against him) ×1
Nabataean civilization ×1
Nabataean period ×1
Nabatea ×1
Nabatean ×1
Nabatean aristocracy ×1
Nabateans ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arab state → ancient kingdom → historical polity → trading state →
annexedBy	Roman Empire →
capital	Petra →
continent	Asia →
currency	Nabataean coinage →
economy	caravan trade → incense trade → long-distance trade → spice trade →
endTime	106 CE →
ethnicGroup	Nabataeans →
event	annexation by the Roman Empire →
flourished	1st century BCE → 1st century CE →
governmentType	monarchy →
influenced	development of the Arabic script →
knownFor	control of caravan routes → hydraulic engineering → rock-cut architecture →
language	Nabataean Aramaic →
locatedIn	Levant → Near East →
majorPort	Leuke Kome →
majorRoute	Incense Route →
neighbor	Hasmonean kingdom → Herodian kingdom → Ptolemaic Kingdom → Roman Syria → Seleucid Empire →
notableSite	Avdat → Bosra (as later center under Rome) → Hegra → Petra →
partOf	Hellenistic world (cultural sphere) →
politicalStatus	client kingdom of Rome (late period) →
religion	Arab polytheism → Hellenistic religion (influences) →
startTime	4th century BCE →
successor	Roman province of Arabia Petraea →
territoryIncludes	parts of modern Egypt (Sinai) → parts of modern Israel → parts of modern Jordan → parts of modern Palestine → parts of modern Saudi Arabia → parts of modern Syria →
writingSystem	Nabataean script →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nabataean Arabic ("Nabataean Kingdom") → Nabataean Arabic ("Nabataeans") →	associatedWith
Aretas IV of Nabatea ("Nabataean") → Nabataean city of Petra ("Nabataean civilization") →	culture
Nabataean kingdom ("Nabataeans") → Phasaelis ("Nabateans") →	ethnicGroup
Nabataean city of Petra ("Nabataeans") → Petra ("Nabataeans") →	foundedBy
Aristobulus II ("Nabataean Kingdom (initially allied with Hyrcanus II against him)") →	ally
Perea ("Nabataea") →	borderedBy
Petra ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	capitalOf
Trajan ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	conqueredTerritory
Phasaelis ("Nabatean Kingdom") →	countryOfCitizenship
Aretas IV of Nabatea ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	countryRuled
Aretas IV of Nabatea ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	deathPlace
Cypros ("Nabatean") →	ethnicity
Herodian dynasty ("Nabataeans") →	ethnicOrigin
Cypros ("Nabatean aristocracy") →	familyBackground
Wadi Rum ("Nabataean period") →	hasArchaeologicalPeriod
Negev desert ("Nabataeans") →	historicalInhabitants
Nabataean alphabet ("Nabataeans") →	namedAfter
Petra ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	partOf
Phasaelis ("Nabatean Kingdom") →	placeOfOrigin
Cypros ("Nabatea") →	regionOfOrigin
Old Arabic →	spokenIn
Nabataean alphabet ("Nabataeans") →	usedBy
Nabataean alphabet ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	usedIn
Nabataean city of Petra ("Nabataean Kingdom") →	wasCapitalOf