Petra and the lost kingdom of the Nabataeans
(Book)

Originally published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]) and index. Prelude: Alexander the Great, frankincense and the Nabataeans -- They came from Arabia: the origins of the Nabataeans and the incense trade -- Into a habitation of dragons: settling in the land of Edom and the emergence of the kingdom -- Friends, fãis and neighbours: relations with Egypt, Syria and Judaea -- Days of glory, days of dust: from independence to Roman annexation -- The miracle of Petra: the development of the capital -- The delicate magic of life: Nabataean gods and places of worship -- Language, script and graffiti: speaking Arabic, writing Aramaic and carving inscriptions -- Babatha: the life, loves and litigation of a woman among the Nabataeans -- Afterglow of empire: Nabataeans and Christianity in the Byzantine era -- Epilogue: the Nabataeans in the Islamic world.