Ruler · 101 – 61 BCE

Aretas IV Philopatris

Lived 101 – 61 BCE; monarch. King of Nabatea of Nabataean Kingdom, 9 BCE – 40.

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Lived: 101 BCE – 61 BCE; 40 years
In office: 49 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Nabataean Kingdom
Left it: dates disagree; read off the dates alone

King of Nabatea

Nabataean Kingdom · the 4th of 4 dated reigns · 140 BCE – 40

Rabbel I140 BCE – 111 BCE

Obodas I96 BCE – 85 BCE

Aretas III87 BCE – 62 BCE

Aretas IV Philopatris9 BCE – 40

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 9 BCE – 40 · 49 years · came to it aged 92

Left it: dates disagreeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 40, after the death recorded in 61 BCE

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