Wonders of Asia, "Petra," Jordan
Important DATES to remember of "Petra", Jordan part of continent Asia.
❤️312 BCE: Alexander the Great's general Antigonos I led and unsuccessful campaign against the Nabateans at Petra.
❤️Ca. 169 BCE: King Aretas I reigned. ❤️Ca 120-96 BCE: Reign of King Aretas II ❤️87-62 BCE: Reign of King Aretas III, who expanded his "caravan state" by conquering Damascus. ❤️62 BCE: Nabatea became a vassal of Rome ❤️106 CE: Emperor Trajan incorporated the territory into the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, naming Bosra its capital city. ❤️1170-1188: The crusaders occupied and fortified parts of Petra during the First Crusade in the early 12th century, but abandoned the fortifications in 1170-1189. ❤️1217: Last mention of Petra in a Western manuscript. ❤️1812: J. L. Burckhardt rediscovered Petra ❤️1985: Petra was named a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO
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