Maps

Preface

Prelude
Alexander the Great, Frankincense and the Nabataeans

1. They Came from Arabia...
The Origins of the Nabataeans and the Incense Trade

2. ...Into a Habitation of Dragons
Settling in the Land of Edom and the Emergence of the Kingdom

3. Friends, Foes and Neighbors
Relations with Egypt, Syria and Judaea

4. Days of Glory, Days of Dust
From Independence to Roman Annexation

5. The Miracle of Petra
The Development of the Capital

6. The Delicate Magic of Life
Nabataean Gods and Places of Worship

7. Language, Script and Graffiti
Speaking Arabic, Writing Aramaic and Carving Inscriptions

8. Babatha
The Life, Loves and Litigation of a Woman among the Nabataeans

9. Afterglow of Empire
Nabataeans and Christianity in the Byzantine Era

Epilogue
The Nabataeans in the Islamic World

Notes

Glossary

Chronology

Bibliography

Index

Jane Taylor, a writer and photographer, is the author of High Above Jordan and Imperial Istanbul and coauthor of Testament to the Bushmen.