Oboda / Avdat - Revision history

Gabriele Boccaccini: Redirected page to Category:Oboda (subject)

2012-02-23T13:24:24Z

Redirected page to Category:Oboda (subject)

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	~~'''Oboda / Avdat''' was one of the [[Nabatean Cities]] (then Roman and Byzantine) in the [[Negev]].~~

	~~==Overview==~~

	The city was established by the [[Nabateans]] on a mountain ridge in the center of the [[Negev]] highlands. Like [[Elusa]], [[Nessana]], [[Rehovot]], [[Sobata]], and [[Mampsis]], Oboda was born as a road station for the caravans along the [[Incense Route]] connecting [[Petra]] with [[Gaza]].

	Oboda was named after the Nabatean king [[Obodas II]], who was worshiped as a deity and according to tradition, was buried there. The city flourished especially during the reign of [[Aretas IV Philopatris]] (9 BCE - 40 CE), when the acropolis was fortified and a large temple built within it. Agricultural project were carried out to sustain the population.

	~~At the time of [[Malichus II]], the city was razed by Arab tribes. The city was rebuilt by the last Nabatean king, [[Rabbel II Soter]] (70–106 CE).~~

	The Roman conquest of 106 CE brought about new periods of prosperity that continued in the Byzantine period, when the city became renowned mainly for the production of wine. The city was damaged by earthquakes, destroyed by the Persians in 614, and abandoned in the 7th century.

	~~==Oboda in ancient sources==~~

	~~==Oboda in scholarship==~~

	The site was first "rediscovered" and mapped in 1870 by E.H. Palmer and C.F. Tyrwhitt-Drake. More detailed investigations were conducted in 1902 (A. Musil), 1904 (A. Jaussen, R. Savignac, and H. Vincent), and 1913/14 (C.L. Woolley and T.E. Lawrence), with trial digs at the site by D.H. Colt in 1937.

	Large-scale excavations were undertaken in the 1950s directed by [[Michael Avi-Yonah]] (1958) and [[Avraham Negev]] (1959–60) on behalf of the National Parks Authority and the Hebrew University. Negev resumed excavations in 1975-79 (with R. Cohen) and later in 1989 excavated on the acropolis. More recent excavations were conducted on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority by G. Tahal, O. Katz and P. Fabian (1992-93), and by T. Erickson-Gini (1999–2000).

	~~==Oboda in fiction==~~

	~~The ruins of Oboda were the filming location of [[Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 Jewison), film]].~~

	~~==External links==~~

	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avdat Wikipedia]
	*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0002_0_01641.html Jewish Virtual Library] / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/avdat.htm BiblePlaces.com]


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Gabriele Boccaccini: moved Oboda to Oboda / Avdat

2011-09-25T21:35:36Z

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2011-09-25T21:35:18Z

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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[:Category:Oboda (subject)]]		*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Oboda (subject)]]
			*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Oboda (sources)]]


			'''Oboda / Avdat''' was one of the [[Nabatean Cities]] (then Roman and Byzantine) in the [[Negev]].

			==Overview==

			The city was established by the [[Nabateans]] on a mountain ridge in the center of the [[Negev]] highlands. Like [[Elusa]], [[Nessana]], [[Rehovot]], [[Sobata]], and [[Mampsis]], Oboda was born as a road station for the caravans along the [[Incense Route]] connecting [[Petra]] with [[Gaza]].

			Oboda was named after the Nabatean king [[Obodas II]], who was worshiped as a deity and according to tradition, was buried there. The city flourished especially during the reign of [[Aretas IV Philopatris]] (9 BCE - 40 CE), when the acropolis was fortified and a large temple built within it. Agricultural project were carried out to sustain the population.

			At the time of [[Malichus II]], the city was razed by Arab tribes. The city was rebuilt by the last Nabatean king, [[Rabbel II Soter]] (70–106 CE).

			The Roman conquest of 106 CE brought about new periods of prosperity that continued in the Byzantine period, when the city became renowned mainly for the production of wine. The city was damaged by earthquakes, destroyed by the Persians in 614, and abandoned in the 7th century.

			==Oboda in ancient sources==

			==Oboda in scholarship==

			The site was first "rediscovered" and mapped in 1870 by E.H. Palmer and C.F. Tyrwhitt-Drake. More detailed investigations were conducted in 1902 (A. Musil), 1904 (A. Jaussen, R. Savignac, and H. Vincent), and 1913/14 (C.L. Woolley and T.E. Lawrence), with trial digs at the site by D.H. Colt in 1937.

			Large-scale excavations were undertaken in the 1950s directed by [[Michael Avi-Yonah]] (1958) and [[Avraham Negev]] (1959–60) on behalf of the National Parks Authority and the Hebrew University. Negev resumed excavations in 1975-79 (with R. Cohen) and later in 1989 excavated on the acropolis. More recent excavations were conducted on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority by G. Tahal, O. Katz and P. Fabian (1992-93), and by T. Erickson-Gini (1999–2000).

			==Oboda in fiction==

			The ruins of Oboda were the filming location of [[Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 Jewison), film]].

			==External links==

			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avdat Wikipedia]
			*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0002_0_01641.html Jewish Virtual Library] / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/avdat.htm BiblePlaces.com]


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Gabriele Boccaccini: Redirected page to Category:Oboda (subject)

2010-10-06T03:32:17Z

Redirected page to Category:Oboda (subject)

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