Petra was largely created in the first to third centuries b.c. by the Nabateans, an Arabic tribe who grew rich from trading with (and extracting protection money from) the great caravans which passed this way.
Petra is the oldest settlement of the Nabateans.
mnli hypothesis: Petra is the oldest settlement of the Nabateans. premise: Petra was largely created in the first to third centuries b.c. by the Nabateans, an Arabic tribe who grew rich from trading with (and extracting protection money from) the great caravans which passed this way.