The Petra Pool-Complex: A Hellenistic Paradeisos in the Nabataean Capital: Results from the Petra "Lower Market" Survey and Excavation, 1998

Excavations in the Lower Market in Petra (Jordan), capital of the ancient kingdom of Nabsataea, uncovered the remnants of a monumental pool-complex at the heart of the ancient city. It played an important role in the socio-political life of Petra during the Nabataean and Roman periods. The mere pres...

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1. Verfasser: Bedal, Leigh-Ann (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
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Zusammenfassung:Excavations in the Lower Market in Petra (Jordan), capital of the ancient kingdom of Nabsataea, uncovered the remnants of a monumental pool-complex at the heart of the ancient city. It played an important role in the socio-political life of Petra during the Nabataean and Roman periods. The mere presence of a paradeidos in Petra symbolized the Nabataean king's power and helped to legitimize his place among contemporary rulers. The paradeisos is an example of a gratuitous display of conspicuous consumption, a symbol of the flourishing status of Petra during its Classical era
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ISBN:9781463235697
DOI:10.31826/9781463235697

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