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Location:

  • Lebanon, Aïn Horché
  • geo:33.453598,35.790661
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

Heavily restored antae style temple dated 114-115 AD at Ain Hirsha (Ain Harsha in older texts)1. Taylor2shows busts of Selene and Helios. More details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Harcha .

Sources:

  1. Othmar Keel, The Symbolism of the Biblical World: Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Book of Psalms, Eisenbrauns, 1997, p. 159
  2. George Taylor, The Roman Temples of Lebanon. A Pictorial Guide, Beirut, Dar el-Machreq Publishers, 1967, pp. 10-13

References

  1. George Taylor (1967), The Roman Temples of Lebanon. Lebanon : Dar el Machreq Publishers, pp. 10-13
  2. ibid., p. 30.


Nearby

Ain Ata [Lebanon] (2 km)

Roman temple. Ain Aata, Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata or Ayn Aata.

Aaqbe temple (6 km)

Aaqbe temple

Nabi Safa Temple (6 km)

Nabi Safa Temple


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