Nabataeans

Period and duration

Nabataeans — according to the map data from 164 BC to AD 105, roughly 268 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Nabataeans — greatest extent around 126 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 126,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (165 BC)

After

Neighbours around 126 BC

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in 126 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Nabataeans on Wikipedia
• All 371 empires at a glance