Culture & IdeasThe 1st century BCE

Culture & Ideas in the 1st century BCE

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged culture and ideas — art, language, science and learning, narrowed to the 1st century BCE — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 100 BCE to 1 BCE. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
100 BCE
Latest
1 BCE
Asia
2
South America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. c. 1st century BCEAsia

    Jordan

    Petra reaches its golden age

    At the height of the incense trade the Nabataeans carved Petra's monumental tomb-temples and engineered an elaborate system of dams, channels and cisterns to sustain a great city in the desert.

    Era: The Nabataeans and the Rose-Red City of Petra

    Sources: Petra · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  2. c. 1st century BCEAsia

    Saudi Arabia

    The Nabataeans make Hegra their southern capital

    The Nabataean kingdom extended south and developed Hegra (al-Hijr) as a major caravan city, carving monumental rock-cut tombs that survive as the second-largest Nabataean site after Petra.

    Era: Ancient Arabia and the Caravan Kingdoms

    Sources: Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madain Salih) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Hegra (Madain Salih) · Saudipedia

  3. 1st-8th c. CESouth America

    Colombia

    San Agustin megaliths

    In the upper Magdalena valley, the San Agustin culture carves the largest assemblage of monumental religious statuary in South America, later a UNESCO World Heritage site.

    Era: Goldsmiths and Megalith Carvers

    Sources: San Agustin Archaeological Park · UNESCO World Heritage Centre