city Petra: All Data

Petra is a city in Jordan. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

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Petra: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

574 BC
Capital of Petra
399 BC
Capital of Nabatean Kingdom
311 BC
Mentioned in Event: Antigonid-Nabataean confrontations
117 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Arabia Petraea, part of Roman Empire
542 AD
Mentioned in Event: Roman-Persian Wars
550 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Petra (550-551), part of Lazic War
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Aftermath of World War I
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-Syrian War