Obodas I
Nabatean King · Historical Figures · Lived 101 BC to 80 BC · aged 21
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Something wrong?Obodas I was a Nabataean king who ruled over the kingdom from 96 to 85 BC. Celebrated by his people for having defeated both Hasmonean and Seleucid forces who invaded Nabataea, he was worshipped and possibly deified after death - though this may be based on a faulty understanding of Nabataean religious practices which...
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Silver drachm of Obodas I (86 BC)
Remains of Byzantine church at Avdat in the Negev, which reused elements of a temple built by the Nabataeans to commemorate king Obodas I and his victories against the Hasmoneans and the Seleucids
Map of the territory of the Nabataean kingdom c. 85 BC
The Monastery (Arabic: Ad-Deir), Petra's largest monument, dating from the first century BC. Dedicated to Obodas I, it is believed to be the symposium of Obodas the god.Family
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Obodas I was a Nabataean king who ruled over the kingdom from 96 to 85 BC. Celebrated by his people for having defeated both Hasmonean and Seleucid forces who invaded Nabataea, he was worshipped and possibly deified after death - though this may be based on a faulty understanding of Nabataean religious practices which remain largely obscure to modern scholarship. A Nabataean inscription honouring him in Ein Avdat is considered to be one of the oldest examples of poetic verse in the Arabic language, transcribed in Nabataean script. The town of Avdat was named for him.
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