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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 two obelisks aligned east-west are thought to be the representations of the male and female deities Dushara and al-'Uzza. Jordan. Nabatean. 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_496
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Non
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Droits gérés
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17,2Mo (4,3Mo) / 25,5cm x 16,9cm / 3008 x 2000 (300dpi)