The Romans expanded their empire into the Middle East in the 1st century AD. In 106 AD, they took control of Petra, the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, integrating it into the Roman Empire. Though the transition was peaceful, the Romans left their mark on Petra by building new structures like roads in the Roman style and tying the city's fate to the empire. Rome ruled Petra for the next 300 years.
The Romans expanded their empire into the Middle East in the 1st century AD. In 106 AD, they took control of Petra, the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, integrating it into the Roman Empire. Though the transition was peaceful, the Romans left their mark on Petra by building new structures like roads in the Roman style and tying the city's fate to the empire. Rome ruled Petra for the next 300 years.
The Romans expanded their empire into the Middle East in the 1st century AD. In 106 AD, they took control of Petra, the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, integrating it into the Roman Empire. Though the transition was peaceful, the Romans left their mark on Petra by building new structures like roads in the Roman style and tying the city's fate to the empire. Rome ruled Petra for the next 300 years.
The Romans expanded their empire into the Middle East in the 1st century AD. In 106 AD, they took control of Petra, the capital of the Nabataean kingdom, integrating it into the Roman Empire. Though the transition was peaceful, the Romans left their mark on Petra by building new structures like roads in the Roman style and tying the city's fate to the empire. Rome ruled Petra for the next 300 years.
The Ancient City of Petra: The Roman Empire Takes Charge
The Ancient City of Petra: The Roman Empire
Takes Charge This text is provided courtesy of OLogy, the American Museum of Natural History's website for kids.
This Roman vase with panther-shaped handles was
polished and hand-carved from imported marble, a stone prized by the Romans.
This is a marble portrait of Aelius Caesar, the father of
Roman Emperor Lucius Verus.
As Petra flourished, the powerful Roman Empire was expanding into the Middle East. The Romans were eager to expand the boundaries of their empire, and in A.D. 106 they took control of the Nabataean capital. It appears the Roman takeover was peaceful, and life in Petra went on without much change. But the empire left an unforgettable mark on the ancient city.
Rome ruled Petra for the next 300 years, tying the fate of the ancient city to the empire. Eventually, Rome moved the center of trade north. The empire also turned to shipping by sea for much of its trade. Petra's importance in the ancient world began to fade.
ancient adjective definition: Something ancient is a thing that existed or happened a very, very long time ago, like an ancient kingdom or an ancient tribe of people. When you read about an ancient country, that country might still exist now--like Egypt or Greece--but you are reading about that country the way it was maybe thousands of years ago. It's amazing that people in ancient China made paper two thousand years ago. Spanish: antiguo
empire noun definition: a group of nations or peoples under one ruler or government. The Roman empire included lands throughout the Mediterranean world. Spanish: imperio
expand verb definition: to become larger or wider. The stomach expands when a person eats. Spanish: expandir, extender, dilatar, ensanchar, difundir forms: expanded, expanding, expands
