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Location

  • Jordan, Wādī Mūsá
  • geo:30.320669,35.444981
  • Location: correct and verified

Period or year

  • 75~ / unknown

Classification

  • graves
  • Visible

Petra, Soldier`s Tomb

data access 31561

The Tomb of the Soldier, also called the Tomb of the Roman Soldier, is a rock cut tomb complex in Wadi Farasa, on the southeastern outskirts of the city center of Petra.

Sources:

  1. Stephan G. Schmid, Kreuzritteralltag in Petra - Das Beispiel des Wadi Farasa, In: Die Kreuzzüge. Petra - Eine Spurensuche, Rubikon 2006, pp. 45 - 59.
  2. Wadeson, Lucy , "NABATAEAN TOMB COMPLEXES AT PETRA: New Insights in the Light of Recent Fieldwork" ,  Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies. 32: 2011, pp 1–24.
  3. https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/jordan/petra/wadi-farasa/roman-soldier-complex
  4. "Roman Soldier's Tomb", https://madainproject.com/roman_soldier_tomb

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2016-12-23) , last updated by p. jeffries (2025-11-11), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/31561
Data downloads: KML
Suggested citation: , E. and jeffries, P., Petra, Soldier`s Tomb. https://vici.org/vici/31561, accessed 2026-04-08.