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title: Nabataean Tombs of Petra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8237/nabataean-tombs-of-petra/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nabataean Tombs of Petra

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Nabataean Tombs of Petra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8237.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8237.jpg)

## Image Caption

View of the Royal Tombs at Petra ([Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)). From left to right: the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) with three distinct stories; the Corinthian Tomb and the [Silk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk/) Tomb. 1st century CE.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2018, March 02). Nabataean Tombs of Petra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8237/nabataean-tombs-of-petra/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Nabataean Tombs of Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 02, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8237/nabataean-tombs-of-petra/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Nabataean Tombs of Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8237/nabataean-tombs-of-petra/>.

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