Petra Travel Guide
Photo: courtesy Jordan Tourism Board
Most of Petra's famous tombs—which fuse Graeco-Roman, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian styles-were carved during the first century AD, before the Nabatean kingdom was subsumed into the Roman Empire. Although the combination of a necropolis and a capital city may seem strange today, this custom was common among ancient peoples, who established cemeteries at the entrances to many of their capitals. The presence of tombs of the rich and powerful near the city's major monuments was perhaps part of a cult of the dead. When travelers came to the city, they would leave offerings at the tombs to ensure the success of their journeys.
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