Rabbel II Soter
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Rabbel II Soter (Nabataean Aramaic: Template:Script/Nabataean[1] Rabʾēl dī ʾaḥyēy wa-šēzīb ʿammeh,[2] "Rabbel, who gave life and deliverance to his people") was the last ruler of the Nabataean Kingdom, ruling from 70 to 106.[3][4] His name as transcribed in Arabic is Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang"..[5]
After the death of his father, Malichus II, Rabbel still a child, ascended to the throne. His mother, Shaqilath II, assumed the regency of the Nabataean Kingdom, during the minority of her son Rabel II in 70-76 AD.[6] His sister Gamilath became queen of the Nabataeans. Rabbel gave himself the Greek title "Soter",[3] meaning "Savior".[7] He reigned with his first wife Queen Gamilath and his second wife Queen Hagaru.[8] Gamilat was a queen in 76–102 AD and Hagru was a queen in 102–106.[9]
After his death in 106,[4] the Roman emperor Trajan faced practically no resistance and conquered the kingdom on 22 March 106. It became the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, with Bosra becoming its provincial capital.[3]
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References
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- ↑ Bowersock, G. W. “Syria under Vespasian.” Journal of Roman Studies, vol. 63, 1973, pp. 133–140., doi:10.2307/299172.
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Sources
- Taylor, Jane: Petra And the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans. I. B. Tauris 2001, Template:ISBN, p. 73-74 (Template:Trim&pg=PA73 online copy, p. 73, at Google Books)