The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984.
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No information was recorded about the site until a 4th-century Greek conquest, by which point the temple would likely have been closed due to the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
It is shrouded in mystery and has a number of surprising claims to fame. Pretty easy to reach area with taxi driver/guide from Beirut.
Approx 1,5-2hrs drive. There is also evidence that the foundations of Baalbek were laid down even earlier at the time of King Solomon, who was born in 1010BC and built by the canaanites who formed part of the Phoenician empire. Even with todays technology, excavating, moving and installing these huge blocks with such precision and accuracy would be an enormous challenge, if it is even possible at all. The guide books tell us that the entire temple complex was built by the Romans who arrived in 65BC and yet more and more evidence is coming to light that parts of the temple are much older. Baalbek is an ancient Phoenician city located in what is now modern-day Lebanon, north of Beirut, in the Beqaa Valley. [1] This monument to Bacchus is one of the best preserved and grandest Roman temple ruins; its age is unknown, but its fine ornamentation can be dated to the second century CE. The Romans and many other conquering empires frequently built their temples on the foundations of existing sacred sites for a number of reasons.
On the north outer wall of Baalbek there is a row of huge stones weighing in the region of 300 tonnes each, which curiously the Romans chose not to build on. The parapets are decorated with dancing Maenads, supporting the attribution of the temple to Bacchus. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. The temple was probably commissioned by Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (r. AD 138-161).
The settlement's religious, commercial, and strategic importance was minor …
See all 59 Temples of Baalbek tours on Tripadvisor This is a definite must visit in Lebanon.
It's far from the city, but worth visiting it.
Is it possible that the Romans did exactly this at Baalbek and built upon an existing monument with the huge stones already in place? It is thought that many sacred sites in Peru and Egypt were built from colossal pieces of stone to withstand earthquakes, to build with stone in excess of 800 tonnes at Baalbek, well just seems excessive and perhaps there are other reasons.
Instead they created a new wall running parallel to it approximately twenty feet away.
[5] The podium on which the temple sits is on an East-West axis. [9] There are four sculptures carved within the peristyle that are believed to be depictions of Acarina which would make them the first recognizable representations of mites in architecture.
All current research on Bacchus and Baalbek from the Orient Department of The German Archaeological Institute can be found on their website. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984. There are also two more partially excavated stone blocks in the “Roman quarry” one kilometre away from the temple site which are even bigger than the Trilithon stones. a lot of it is ruined but you can see the gigantic monuments that are architecturally stunning. The Temple of Bacchus is one of the best preserved and grandest Roman temple ruins; its age is unknown, but its fine ornamentation can be dated to the second century CE.
Ongoing excavations at Gobekli Tepe in Turkey 350 miles away has brought to light new evidence that the site has been a place of worship for at least the last 11,000 years. If the blocks were exposed in the Roman period surely they would have utilised them and carved them into smaller more useable sized blocks and incorporated them into the construction of their temples with the stone being so freely available?
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