The waters of the Bay of Naples may seem a far cry from the deserts of modern Jordan and Saudi Arabia, home of the ancient Nabataeans, a Semitic-speaking people who established a powerful kingdom ...

Inhabited as early as 7000 BC, the city reached its zenith only when the Nabataeans arrived around the 4th century BC. At its peak, Petra served as the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom ...

About 2,000 years ago, the powerful ancient kingdom of the Nabataeans hand-carved a city into the sandstone cliffs of Petra, ...

Here are a few fascinating facts about the “rose-red city.” Not much is known about the Nabataeans, who emerged in Arabia in the 4th century BCE. Originally nomads who spoke Arabic and later a ...

Meeting Hinat In the deserts of northwest Arabia, a short way from the majestic AlUla valley, lies the ancient city of Hegra. Once an important trading hub for the Nabataean people, Hegra has ...

Explorer and adventurer Alice Morrison travels to Jordan and Saudi Arabia on a quest to reveal the secrets of a forgotten ancient empire, that of the Nabataeans. Show more Explorer and adventurer ...