Faqra, Tower of Claudius

Unusual two storey tower-like cult structure, dedicated according to inscriptions to Zeus Beelgalasos and to the emperor Claudius with a large altar in front of it (restored in 1943) and an ex voto (?) monument with a peristyle of four small columns and a garland motif to the south east¹. Taylor² suggests a relationship with pyramid shaped tombs at Palmyra which seems likely.

Bronverwijzingen

1. ↑Julien Aliquot (2009). La Vie religieuse au Liban sous l'Empire romain: Liban-Nord. Beyrouth, Faqra Secteur de la tour (A) : Presses de l’Ifpo, pp. 261-263, Section 31.A.
2. ↑George Taylor (1967). The Roman Temples of Lebanon. Beirut : Dar el Mashreq Publishers. Plate 96.