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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Person · 2nd c. BCE – 2nd c. BCE

Aretas I

Also known as

Aretas I.
Aretas Ier
Arétas Ier
Арета I
Арета I
חרתת הראשון

archival plate · Aretas I · placeholder

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citizen ofNabataean kingdom4th c. BCE

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Aretas I · Alexandria