Petra is age 30 on the Idle Ages ladder, set in 168 BCE. You unlock it with coins the ages below it earned. From there it produces on its own cycle, with its own upgrade costs and its own four heroes.
| Position | Age 30 of 40 |
|---|---|
| Date | 168 BCE |
| Legendary | Aretas IV |
| Automation | Needs Huldu at level 5, after which the age produces with the app closed for up to 8 hours |
| Heroes | Aretas IV, Obodas I, Shaqilath I, Huldu |
Aretas IV raises every age you own at once. The other three raise this one. All four carry a piece of written history that unlocks as you level them.
Legendary
Aretas IV ruled the Nabataean kingdom from 9 BCE to 40 CE, during an age of prosperity at Petra. Caravans carried incense and other precious goods through his realm, helping sustain the city carved into rose-red cliffs.
Raises production speed in every age you own, and most of all in their own. Every level doubles what they add.
Epic
Obodas I defended the Nabataean kingdom against its expanding neighbors in the early first century BCE. Around 93 BCE he defeated Alexander Jannaeus near Gadara, protecting a kingdom whose wealth depended on trade routes.
Raises the output and production speed of their own age. Every level doubles what they add.
Rare
Shaqilath I was a Nabataean queen whose portrait and name appeared on coins alongside Aretas IV. Those small pieces of silver and bronze preserved her royal identity long after the voices of her court fell silent.
Raises the production speed of their own age. Every level doubles what they add.
Common Manager, level 5
Huldu was a Nabataean queen at the beginning of the reign of Aretas IV. Their joint coinage preserves her name and royal status, offering a rare glimpse of a woman at the heart of Petra's court.
Raises the output of their own age. Every level multiplies what they add by 1.6. Levelling Huldu to 5 is what automates Petra.
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