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Petra: Tomb of Sextius Florentinus, facade
Petra: Facade of the Tomb of Sextius Florentinus (photo: Bell Archive A-428)
Petra is located in southwestern Jordan. The site represents a unique complex of ancient temples and tombs carved into the sides of cliffs, dating from the Nabataean, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.
This
March,1900 photo by Gertrude Bell shows the facade of the 2nd
century AD Tomb of Sextius Florentinus, the Roman governor of the
province of Arabia in AD 127. A Latin inscription identifying the
governor's tomb is on the entablature above the door.
The Gertrude Bell Archive is located at Newcastle University.
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