About this episode

This episode explores the history and significance of the ancient city of Petra.

Hidden among rugged desert mountains is a city carved into red and rose-colored cliffs.  It grew wealthy by controlling ancient trade routes, mastered the challenge of bringing water into a dry landscape, and blended Arabian traditions with influences from Greece and Rome.  For centuries, it flourished as the capital of a powerful kingdom before fading from the world’s memory, only to be rediscovered centuries later.  Learn more about the ancient city of Petra on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Shop the store at Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com Sponsors Hexclad Get 10% off your order at hexclad.com/DAILY Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon…

People in this episode

Host: Gary Arndt

Topics covered

• ancient city
• trade routes
• water management
• Arabian traditions
• Greece and Rome
• historical rediscovery

Keywords

• Petra
• ancient trade routes
• water management
• Arabian traditions
• Greece
• Rome
• historical rediscovery

Sponsors

Hexclad, Mint Mobile, Quince, DripDrop

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Places: Petra

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