@ancient.insights31: Petra served as the capital of the Nabataean people for hundreds of years before the Romans annexed the kingdom around 106 AD. The Nabataeans started as nomadic desert traders who controlled the incense and spice routes between Arabia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean — and slowly grew so wealthy from that trade that they gave up their tents to carve an entire city into rose-red sandstone cliffs. #Petra #LearnOnTikTok #AncientHistory #HistoryTok #ArchaeologyTok

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