摘要
曙光再现失落之城
佩特拉有时候也被称作“失落之城”,它的历史可以追溯到铁器时代.公元前6世纪,阿拉伯游牧民族纳巴泰人在此定居,勤劳的纳巴泰人在陡峭岩壁上雕凿出这独特浩瀚的城市,并使其成为运送丝绸、香料与其他贸易路线的重要枢纽,连贯中国、印度和阿拉伯南部以及埃及、叙利亚、希腊和罗马.如今在佩特拉见到的大部分遗址都是纳巴泰人建造的.纳巴泰人选择佩特拉主要有以下理由：第一,它易守难攻,唯一的入口是狭窄的山峡,敌方无法调集大军攻城,可说是一夫当关,万夫莫开;第二,它资源丰富,环抱城市的高地平原上森林繁茂,木材丰富,牧草肥沃,利于游牧;第三,它水源充足,一股终年不断的喷泉为它提供了可靠的水源.
It was where Mose "turned stone into water" when embarking on his journey to Egypt, according to ancient legends. It hides itself in a narrow valley linking the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. It was an important center of commerce in ancient times. It often appears in Hollywood movies, such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Transformers. It has a beautiful name, Petra.
出处
《世界遗产》
2014年第11期104-109,104+10,共6页
