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Location:

  • Lebanon, Baalbek
  • geo:34.002758,36.208603
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Annotations

Aliquot, who provides full details, gives this as temple E1.  Livius2 provides a short description and a good photograph which can be compared with the one published in Aliquot. Aliquot also publishes a picture of the coin of Philip the Arab mentioned by Livius.

NB: Cheikh Abdallah hill on which this temple and its staircase are located is very close to a Lebanese army barracks. In these troubled times, the visitor is strongly advised to be cautious about taking photographs, and to ask permission if in doubt.

References

  1. Julien Aliquot (2009). La Vie religieuse au Liban sous l'Empire romain: Békaa-Nord. Beyrouth : Presses de l’Ifpo, p. 295
  2. Livius (2016). Baalbek: temple of Mercury

Zie http://www.livius.org/ba-bd/baalbek/baalbek_t_mercury.html


Nearby

Heliopolis

Baalbek or Heliopolis (Ἡλιούπολις, "sun city"): town in the northern Bekaa valley, site of the largest sanctuary in the Roman world.

Baalbek, Roman villa of Suweydie

Baalbek, Roman villa of Suweydie

Baalbek, theater

Theatre, Baalbeck


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