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King's HighwayA vital trade route, starting in Egypt, going across the Sinai to Aqaba, and then northward past Petra to Kerak, Madaba, Mt. Nebo, Amman, Jerash, and and then on to Damascus. The Romans under Trajan underwent a bout of "Not Invented Here" syndrome and rebuilt the entire road, renaming it Via Traiana Nova.
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