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Temple of Bacchus
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The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek temple complex located in the broad Al-biqā (Bekaa Valley), Lebanon. 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. 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 temple was probably commissioned by Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (r. AD 138-161). 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. When the complex fell into disrepair, the Temple of Bacchus was possibly protected by the rubble of the rest of the site's ruins.
It was not until 1898-1903 that this was then made official by a German Expedition excavated two of the large temples and began reconstructions on the site.
In 1920 The State of Greater Lebanon was proclaimed and protections and repairs of the site were mandated by the Lebanese government.
In the mid-1970s the Lebanese civil war broke out and protections of the site ceased as Al-Biqā became a stronghold for Palestinian and Syrian forces.
In 1984 the ruins at Baalbek were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Preservation of the site began in the 1990s following the end of the war.
The German Archaeological Institute's Orient Department has done a number of archaeological excavations and research on The Temple of Bacchus and the entire temple complex. The site is continually being researched and assessed, such as documentation of reliefs and sculptures, archaeozoological research on fauna in the ruins, urban development and its relationship to Baalbek.
The temple is 66 m long, 35 m wide and 31 m high, making it only slightly smaller than the Temple of Jupiter. The podium on which the temple sits is on an East-West axis.
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Temple of Bacchus
The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek temple complex located in the broad Al-biqā (Bekaa Valley), Lebanon. 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. 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 temple was probably commissioned by Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (r.
Temple romain
Un 'temple romain' (latin : templum ou aedes) peut désigner l'espace sacré (templum) dans lequel sont organisées des activités rituelles comme la prise des auspices ou, par extension, toute construction élevée sur cet espace inauguré (aedes). Ces constructions monumentales de l'architecture romaine peuvent être dédiées à la pratique extérieure d'un des cultes de la religion romaine, à loger symboliquement une administration ou encore à vénérer une personne.
Baalbek
Baalbek (écrit aussi Balbek, Baalbeck, Baalback, Balbeck, Balback ou Baalbec, en arabe بعلبك), ou Héliopolis à l'époque hellénistique, est une ville du Liban d'environ , chef-lieu du district de Baalbek. La ville antique se situe dans le nord de la plaine de la Békaa ; elle est composée de ruines de l’époque gréco-romaine, ainsi que de traces plus anciennes de l’époque sémitique. Le site figure sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco.