Petra

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Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-12-01
Publisher(s): Aurum Pr Ltd
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Summary

Petra, carved out of the mountains of southern Jordan, is one of the mostxtraordinary surviving cities of the ancient world. This book relatesetra''s history, scenery and inhabitants.'

Table of Contents

Works Referred To The Nabataean Kings vi
Foreword vii
Majesty King Hussein
Half as Old as Time
8(10)
A Thirst for Discovery
18(4)
Penetrating the Barrier of Rock
22(6)
Intimations of Mortality
28(19)
On the Mountain Tops
47(8)
The Wide Bowl of Petra
55(6)
The People of Petra
61(7)
Venture into the Exterior
68(8)
Pilgrimage to Aaron's Shrine
76(4)
Index 80

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