JordanOn the edge of the Arabian Desert, petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of king aretas iv (9 B.C-40 A.D) .Masters of water technology, the nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and waater chambers, A theater, modelled on greek Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4000,today the place Tombs of petra-with the 42 meter high Hallenistic tmeple fecade on the Ei-Deir Monastery, are impressiveexamples of Middle Eastem culture.
