Petra Revealed

Fabio Bourbon has a background in the classics and has written numerous popular books on Petra, in addition to more than 40 other titles. He is a notable expert in the history of ancient civilisations and ancient art. 

Preface - Historical Introduction - Petra and the Nabataeans - The Water System of Petra - Urban Structure and Social Fabric - Religious Beliefs - The Architecture - The Architerctural Models - Practical Information and Advice - From Bab El Siq to the Theatre - The Bab El Siq - The Internal Siq - The Khazneh (or The Pharaoh's Treasury) - The External Siq - The Royal Tombs - The Urn Tombs - The Silk Tomb - The Corinthian Tomb -  The Palace Tomb - The Sextius Florentinus Tomb - The Urban Area - The Main Part of the City - The Colonnade - The Temenos - Byzantine Religious Buildings - The Al Habis - The Wadi and the Jebel Ed Deir - The Processional Road - The Deir (or The Monastery) - Room 468 - The Jebel Al Madhbah - Wadi Farasa - High Palace of Sacrifice on Jebel Al Madhbah - Other Areas - Little Siq - Wadi Mataha - Jebel Al Khubtha - Mughar Al Nasara - Wadi Turkmaniyya and Jebel Ma'Aiserar - Wadi Siyyagh - Jebel Umm Al Biyara - Wadi Thughra - Al Barid: Little Petra - Glossary