The Petra Pool-Complex: A Hellenistic Paradeisos in the Nabataean Capital : : Results from the Petra "Lower Market" Survey and Excavation, 1998 / / Leigh-Ann Bedal.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Bedal, Leigh-Ann,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• 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
• 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.

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.