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Arabia Petraea

106 CE · 2nd century · Also known as Provincia Arabia

Arabia Petraea was a province of the Roman Empire formed in 106 CE when Trajan annexed the Nabataean kingdom. It covered southern Syria, Jordan, the Negev and the Sinai, with its capital at Bostra. A new road, the Via Nova Traiana, linked Bostra with the Red Sea at Aila. In the 4th century it was divided into smaller provinces.

Arabia Petraea
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Nabataean Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Arabia Petraea. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arabia-petraea
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