After the Roman conquest and the shifting of trade ... as he might have looked during his search for Petra. Photograph by Art Archive Much later, a new wave of settlers arrived, whose vast wealth ...

But researchers have learned about life in Petra from Greek and Roman writings ... written on papyri provide information on agriculture during the Nabataean period, Al-Salameen says.

It is unclear exactly when the Nabataeans built Petra, but by the 1st century BCE, traces of Hellenistic and Roman influence could ... Outposts built during the Crusades are the last pieces ...

During the Roman occupation of the region, which gradually started in 1st century BC and continued in the following centuries, the relations between the Roman Empire, local nomads and inhabitants of ...

Petra Rivera Roman, 88, Reading, passed away peacefully May 8, 2009, in her residence surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Luis Rivera, who passed away in 1967. Born in Humacao ...