List of rulers of Nabatea
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The Rulers of Nabataea, reigned over the Nabataean kingdom (also rendered as Nabataea, Nabatea, or Nabathea), inhabited by the Nabateans, located in present-day Jordan, southern Syria, southern Israel and north-western Saudi Arabia.
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| Reign | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kings of Nabataea | ||
| ante169BC to post169BC | Aretas I | |
| 144 to 110 | Malichus I | |
| 110 to 100 | Erotimus | |
| 120* or 110* to 96 | Aretas II | *In some sources appears as successor to Rabbel I |
| 90 to ??? | Obodas I Advat |
|
| 140* to ??? | Rabbel I | In some sources appears as successor to Aretas |
| 82 or 87 to 62 | Aretas III Philhellen | Recognised by Rome 62BC |
| ??? to ??? | Obodas II | Existence uncertain until recently; probably ruled a few months |
| c47 or 60 to 30 | Malichus I | Becoming vassal of Herod the Great and Rome |
| 30 to 9 | Obodas III | Vassal of Rome; probably ruled a few months; previously known to history as Obodas II |
| 9BC to AD40 | Aretas IV Philopatris | |
| Chuldu, Queen | ||
| 40 to 70/71 | Malichus II | |
| Shaqilath, Queen | ||
| 70/71 to 106 | Rabbel II Soter | |
| Gamilath, Queen | ||
| 106 | Annexed by Trajan becoming the Roman province of Arabia Petraea | |
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Jewish Virtual Library: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/nabkings.html
- Ross, Martha, Rulers and Governments of the World - Vol1, Earliest Times to 1491, Bowker Publishing Company Ltd, London & New York, 1978
