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Talking with Dan Gibson #02 The Nabataeans, Builders of Petra:
<div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/HowFar.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>How Far did the Ancient Nabataean Merchants Travel?: </h3> <p><strong>How Far did the Ancient Nabataean Merchants Travel?</strong></p> <p>Around 287 BC Ptolemy II of Alexandria in Egypt set in motion a plan that would change the ancient world. Abandoning the life of military conquests …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/culture_and_religion/honor/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/02CultureReligion/Icon5.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>The Price of Honor: </h3> <p>Sixth, because they were misunderstood, they may have felt freer to use deception and bribery. Again, a parallel can be made with the gypsies of modern Jordan. Because of their low social status, they …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/ancient-trade-items/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/TradeItems.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Ancient Trade Items: </h3> <br/> <h4 id="far-east-trade-routes"><strong>Far East Trade Routes</strong></h4> <p>For thousands of years trade routes existed between the Middle East and Asia. Long before Marco Polo made his historic journey to China, Arab and Chinese traders moved thousands …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/nabataeans-in-africa/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/Africa.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nabataeans in Africa: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>First Egyptian Connection</strong></p> <p>The city of Alexandria was established by Alexander the Great, and it quickly became a very important center for grain and other trade. As Alexandria gained importance as a …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/nabataeans-on-the-mediterranean/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/Italy.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nabataeans on the Mediterranean: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>Nabataeans on Rhodes</strong></p> <p>Nelson Glueck mentions in his book <em>Rivers in the Desert,</em> page 197 that a Graeco-Nabataean inscription was discovered on the island of Rhodes. This book was printed in 1968. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/east-of-petra-trade-route/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/Photos/EastPetraBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>East of Petra Trade Route: </h3> <br/> <p>In his translation of the Xiyu juan, or “<em>Chapter on the Western Regions</em>” from the Hou Han shu, John Hill proposes in his notes (nos. 12.21 and 12.24) that a trade route used to exist …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/questionsanswers/q-a-11-is-the-kaba-a-shiva-temple/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/ShivaBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Q&A #11 Is the Ka'ba a Shiva Temple?: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-view-video">Click below to view video</h1> <br/> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/398552897" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/answeringcritics/no-solstices-or-equinoxes-just-a-kamal-wooden-block-qibla-controversy-ep-5/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/QD5.png" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>No Solstices or Equinoxes, just a ‘Kamal’ wooden block - Qibla Controversy EP.5: </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dYT9OndUSQw" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/dong-song-kingdom-in-vietnam/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/VietNam.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Dong Song Kingdom in Vietnam: </h3> <hr> <p><strong>Funan Kingdom in Vietnam 250 BC - 250 AD</strong></p> <p>During the period between 250 BC and 250 AD, a maritime sea route existed between Alexandra in Northern Africa and China. As trade took place along this …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/nessana/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Nessana.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nessana: </h3> A Nabataean city in the Negev </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/obodat-avdat/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/avdat.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Obodat (Avdat): </h3> <p>This ancient caravan station evolved into a large desert city known as Obodat (after a Nabataean king). It was first founded as a road station in the 3rd century BC where two trade routes converged. …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/petra/petra-the-bedul/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/bedul8.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>PETRA: The Bedul: </h3> <br/> <p>The Bedul are a small tribe of Bedouin who used to live in the caves in Petra. The Jordanian government built them a small village north of Petra with schools and modern utilities. 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