Who Were The Ancient Nabataeans? Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memory EXPLAINED

Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory takes players to the haunting ancient tomb city of Hegra, a remarkable memento of the Nabataeans. Hewn from the hard rock of the mountainside are spectacular, seemingly countless tombs that contain inscriptions, artefacts and echoes of this lost civilisation… Who were the Nabataeans? Where did they come from? And why do they suddenly disappear from the archaeological record at Hegra? To teach Matt Lewis more about Hegra and the Nabataean civilisation, including its stunning architecture at sites like Petra in Jordan, Professor Laïla Nehmé. Her books, "Guide To Hegra: Archaeology in the Land of the Nabataeans of Arabia" and "AlUla: Wonder of Arabia" are available online. SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/ACEoHsub ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Matt Lewis! • Facebook -   / mattlewisauthor   • Twitter - https://x.com/mattlewisauthor • Instagram -   / mattlewishistory   • History Blog - https://mattlewisauthor.wordpress.com... -------------------------------------------------------------------- About Assassin's Creed - Echoes of History: Echoes of History is a Ubisoft series brought to you by History Hit. Listen to the full episodes here: https://lnkfi.re/1YFL0t Hosted by: Matt Lewis Edited by: Michael McDaid Produced by: Robin McConnell Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us!   / historyhit     / assassinscreed   https://x.com/historyhit https://x.com/assassinscreed ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tell us your favourite Assassin's Creed game or podcast episode at [email protected] 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - Where did the Nabataeans come from? 05:34 - When were the Nabataeans? 06:58 - Why do we call them Nabataeans? 11:27 - The Nabataean Empire 13:09 - Ancient sources for Nabataean history 15:32 - How accurate is Hegra in Assassin's Creed? 22:53 - Who was buried in the Hegra tombs? 26:53 - How old are the Hegra tombs? 36:13 - The end of the Nabataeans 39:48 - Why did the Nabataeans disappear? 43:41 - What happened to Hegra after the Nabataeans? 46:08 - Enter the Animus: where would you go in time? #assassinscreed #history #mirage