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

Results from the Petra "Lower Market" Survey and Excavation, 1998
  • Leigh-Ann Bedal
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2013
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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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    Acknowledgements

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    Abstract

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    Table of Contents

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    List of Abbreviations

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    List of Figures

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    List of Plates

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    Preface

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    I. The History of Nabataea

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    II. The Archaeology of Petra: the Nabataean and Roman Periods

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    III. The Petra “Lower Market”: Survey and Excavation

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    IV. Hydraulic Engineering and Water Display at Petra

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    V. Gardens of the Ancient East

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    VI. The Petra Pool-Complex in Context

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    Bibliography

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    Index

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https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463235697
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