1 HN user recommended this documentary1 month2022–2024score 1
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN mentions it for its stunning visuals of Petra and as background on Nabataean water engineering and history.
A two-hour episode of Fall of Civilizations on the Nabataeans, from humble desert traders to masters of Petra, and what finally brought down their empire.
It wasn't in the Sahara, but the civilization at Petra (in what is now SW Jordan) was built around sophisticated hydraulic engineering. It eventually collapsed when earthquakes damaged the system beyond their capacity to repair. Being subjugated by Rome didn't help. [this video]
Covers Petra's water-engineering civilization and its collapse.
I just listened to the Fall of Civlizations podcast about the Nabateans. So I immediately realized why this is interesting, to find a nabatean temple so far away in Naples. [this video]
Background on the Nabataeans to understand the Puteoli temple's significance.
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