Arabia - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Arabia - (Arabia Petraea or Nabataea) - approximately the modern country of Jordan
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218/36 Palestine, and then attacks and captures Rabbatamana in Arabia.
96/2 the king of the Nabataean Arabs, extends his power by attacks
94/11 Alexander Jannaeus is defeated by Obedas the king of the Arabs.
84/13 the king of the Nabataean Arabs defeats and kills Antiochus Dionys
76/15a Tigranes settles Arabs in the region of Commagene and Cilicia.
66/16 ersuades Hyrcanus to take refuge with Aretas, the king of the Arabs.
63/24 Pompeius prepares to fight against Aretas and the Nabataean Arabs.
63/80 Antiochus is killed by the Arabs but Philippus, another Seleucid prin
62/25 Scaurus invades Arabia and attacks Petra.
58/71 entulus Marcellinus, as governor of Syria, fights against the Arabs.
Arrian:Fr_1 bya, and of that part of Arabia that borders upon Egypt,
Athen_05.201 ian sheep, three hundred Arabian sheep, twenty Euboean she
Athen_06.249 the country of the Arabs they used to do these things, not
Athen_14.649 writes thus: "But both Arabia and Syria produce the peac
ChronPasc_465 pater of Ascalon and Cypris of Arabia. He was granted the
ChronPasc_469 Antipater and of Cypris, an Arabian woman. Herodes kil
Euseb]:Chron_13 arts lying towards Arabia are dry and barren, but the part
Euseb]:Chron_25 ears Then 9 kings of the Arabs, for 245 years After that
Euseb]:Chron_39 uard] against the raids of the Arabs. He adorned the palac
Euseb]:Chron_45 yria, and Phoenicia, and Arabia, and exceeded in his explo
Euseb]:Chron_153 that these people were Arabians." Now in another copy
ExcBarb_34A sia He gave the whole of Arabia to Stasanorus He gave Ogdi
HierCard_5 country of the Nabataean Arabs there is a bitter lake, in
Hieron:Chron_1983 Ascalon and Cypris of Arabia, was appointed by the Roma
Hieron:Chron_1984 1987 in Ar.] Antonius assigned Arabia to Cleopatra. [not
Joseph:AJ_12.229 perpetual war with the Arabians, and slew many of them,
Joseph:AJ_12.233 place is between Arabia and Judaea, beyond Jordan, not
Joseph:AJ_12.236 what he had done to the Arabians, he ended his life, and
Joseph:AJ_12.341 and induced some of the Arabians, by the promise of rewar
Joseph:AJ_13.10 Gaddis, to the Nabataean Arabs, that he might lodge his
Joseph:AJ_13.18 llustrious men among the Arabians, and that the damsel was
Joseph:AJ_13.117 and accordingly he fled into Arabia. Now it happened in
Joseph:AJ_13.118 diel, a prince among the Arabians, cut off Alexander's hea
Joseph:AJ_13.131 and went to Malchus the Arabian, who brought up Antiochus
Joseph:AJ_13.144 he now returned out of Arabia into Syria, with the child
Joseph:AJ_13.179 ned thence, he went into Arabia, and fought against the
Joseph:AJ_13.360 es,) Aretas, king of the Arabians, a person then very illu
Joseph:AJ_13.374 also overcame the Arabians, such as the Moabites and Gile
Joseph:AJ_13.375 with Obedas, king of the Arabians, and fell into an ambush
Joseph:AJ_13.382 iver back to the king of Arabia the land of Moab and Gilea
Joseph:AJ_13.384 Azizus, the ruler of the Arabian tribes, and Mithridates
Joseph:AJ_* 13.387-391 * making war against the Arabians, his brother Philippus
Joseph:AJ_13.414 es; for that Aretas, the Arabian king, and the monarchs,
Joseph:AJ_14.10 friendship with those Arabians, and Gazites, and Ascalo
Joseph:AJ_14.14 to Aretas, the king of Arabia; and promised, that if he
Joseph:AJ_14.15 way to Aretas. Now Arabia is a country that borders upon
Joseph:AJ_* 14.18-21 * ander had taken from the Arabians, which were these, Medab
Joseph:AJ_14.80 dition against Petra, in Arabia, and set on fire all the
Joseph:AJ_14.83 chaerus, near the mountains of Arabia. [84] Gabinius there
Joseph:AJ_14.122 ecially with the king of Arabia, to whom he committed his
Joseph:AJ_14.128 the principal men of the Arabians should come to his assis
Joseph:AJ_14.277 together an army, partly of Arabs, and partly of his
Joseph:AJ_14.362 went directly for Petra, in Arabia. [363] But when it
Joseph:AJ_14.370 went to Malchus, king of Arabia, whom he had formerly been
Joseph:AJ_14.372 principal men among the Arabians, that they might cheat
Joseph:AJ_14.390 his dependents, to the Arabians; for he had heard that
Joseph:BJ_01.6 onians, and the remotest Arabians, and those of our nation
Joseph:BJ_01.89 made an incursion into Arabia; and when he had taken tha
Joseph:BJ_01.90 with Obedas, king of the Arabians, who had laid an ambush
Joseph:BJ_* 01.99-101 * was marching against the Arabians; so he cut a deep trench
Joseph:BJ_01.124 to Aretas, the king of Arabia, and to lay claim to the
Joseph:BJ_01.125 oyal seat of the king of Arabia, [126] where he put Hyrcan
Joseph:BJ_01.128 rald to Hyrcanus and the Arabians, and threatened them wit
Joseph:BJ_01.131 of their hopes from the Arabians, they transferred the
Joseph:BJ_01.159 made an expedition into Arabia, but was stopped by the
Joseph:BJ_01.161 that lay upon the mountains of Arabia. [162] However, Gabi
Joseph:BJ_01.181 eminent family among the Arabians, whose name was Cypros,
Joseph:BJ_01.187 scalon, he persuaded the Arabians, among whom he had lived
Joseph:BJ_01.267 made haste himself to Petra of Arabia. [268] As for the
Joseph:BJ_* 01.274-278 * pursue his journey into Arabia, as making haste to get
Joseph:BJ_01.286 posed to run away to the Arabians, with two hundred of his
Joseph:BJ_01.360 humour to the Jews and Arabians, and secretly laboured
Julian:Mis_348 Syrians also, and the Arabs and Celts and Thracians and
Just_13.4 with part of Africa and Arabia, fell by lot to Ptolemaeus
Just_36.2 fast in the deserts of Arabia, he consecrated every seve
Just_38.9 hired, through the deserts of Arabia to Babylon. But Phr
Just_39.5 prey to the people of Arabia, a nation previously regar
Just_40.2 depredations of the Jews and Arabians. He in consequenc
Lucian:Macr_4 ory-tellers in Syria and Arabia, and the so-called Brahmin
Plut:Demetr_7 to subdue the Nabataean Arabs, found himself in great dan

Arabia ² (Arabia Eudaemon) - approximately the modern country of Yemen
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246/24 maeus, extracts a huge piece of rock-crystal from an Arabian island.
164/9 sends an expedition to explore the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf.
Hieron:Chron_1692 ["The Sonii were Arabs from (Arabia) Eudaemon" - Ar.]
Hieron:Chron_1697 Samnites [or "Saunian Arabs" - Ar.] , who had fought

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