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