Bedal The Petra Pool-Complex: A Hellenistic Paradeisos in the Nabataean Capital

Results from the Petra "Lower Market" Survey and Excavation, 1998
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3569-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bedal, Leigh-Ann

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgements (page 5)
- Abstract (page 9)
- Table of Contents (page 11)
- List of Abbreviations (page 15)
- List of Figures (page 17)
- List of Plates (page 19)
- Preface (page 21)
- The History of Nabataea (page 27)
- The Archaeology of Petra: the Nabataean and Roman Periods (page 45)
- The Petra "Lower Market": Survey and Excavation (page 65)
- Hydraulic Engineering and Water Display at Petra (page 113)
- Gardens of the Ancient East (page 147)
- The Petra Pool-Complex in Context (page 197)
- Bibliography (page 213)
- Index (page 251)
- Plates (page 261)