ArtsNational Lecture: “Petra and the Nabateans:…”

Petra and the Nabateans: The Arabs Before Islam – Sue Rollin (UK)

United Kingdom archaeologist and tour guide, Sue Rollin will trace the history of the enigmatic Nabateans, desert dwellers of Arabian origin, who grew fabulously rich on trade in incense and aromatics from South Arabia and established their capital city at Petra, hidden away in the mountains south of the Dead Sea.