may 19, 363 - Earthquake at Petra

Description:

A quake on May 19, AD 363 seems to have struck Petra an especially heavy blow. Contemporary records claim half the city was destroyed, and archaeologists confirm considerable damage to Petra's main theater, its major temples (including the Qasr al-Bint), and the Colonnaded Street. Even worse, the quake disrupted the water supply system. An economically healthy Petra might have rebounded, but changes in trade routes had already sapped the city's vitality. By AD 363, it seems, Petra had lost the means to rebuild itself.

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