The Petra Pool-Complex: A Hellenistic Paradeisos in the Nabataean Capital : : Results from the Petra "Lower Market" Survey and Excavation, 1998 / / Leigh-Ann Bedal.
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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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- Preface -- I. The History of Nabataea -- II. The Archaeology of Petra: the Nabataean and Roman Periods -- III. The Petra “Lower Market”: Survey and Excavation -- IV. Hydraulic Engineering and Water Display at Petra -- V. Gardens of the Ancient East -- VI. The Petra Pool-Complex in Context -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463235697 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463235697 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Leigh-Ann Bedal. |