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Petra (greek for rock) was the principal city of the Nabateans and flourished under the Seleucid rulers and later the Romans
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Petra (greek for rock) was the principal city of the Nabateans and flourished under the Seleucid rulers and later the Romans, Placed strategically on the trade routes to Arabia and Far East it controlled the spice trade in the late antiquity. Petra was famous for its cut-in rock architecture and hydraulic engineering. The "Corinthian Tomb". Named so by Leon de Laborde because of its corinthian style facade. Jordan. Nabatean 40 - 70 AD. Petra, Wadi Araba.
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Werner Forman Archive/ N.J Saunders
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
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UMG12A39_493
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Non
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Droits gérés
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17,2Mo (4,2Mo) / 25,5cm x 16,9cm / 3008 x 2000 (300dpi)