"The construction of an initial shrine is dated 3rd century BC, but the temple was completed at the time of Emperor Nero. The Great Court was initiated by Emperor Antoninus Pius and completed by Emperor Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla who built also the Propylaeum. The Hexagonal Court was finished by Emperor Philip the Arab."
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"this was reported by Pseudo-Zacharias of Mytilene, who also mentions that in his days, the temple had been converted into a church of Mary, mother of God...The author known as ps.-Zacharias of Mytilene informs us that in 524/525 (shortly after being converted into a church), lightning destroyed the building"
-taken from romeartlover.it and livius links below
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| The six remaining columns of the Temple of Jupiter. |
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| Detail. |
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| Detail. |
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| The Temple of Jupiter in 1895. |
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| Fallen gargoyle of the Temple of Jupiter. |
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| A fragment of the cornice on which lion heads placed at intervals serve as gargoyles to carry off the rainwater from the roof. |
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| Goddess; Diana? Selene? |
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| Herakles with club. |
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| Huge panoramic view of the Great Court of Baalbek temple complex. |
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| Decoration, northern pool. |
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| Northern pool. |
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| Decoration, northern pool. |
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| Dedication to Jupiter. |
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| Dedication to Jupiter. |
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| Great Court: inscriptions on pedestals of statues or tombstones: (left) of a priest (Sacerdoti IOMH) by a freedman; (right) of a "hastato", an infantryman of Legio XIII Gemina who most likely took part in Trajan's or Severus' campaigns against the Parthian Empire by his father, a centurion of Legio I Adiutrix. |
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| Tombstone of G. Pacideius. "C(aio) Iul(io) Pacideio Fir-mo hastato leg(ionis) XIII Gem(inae) Pacideius Firmus | (centurio) leg(ionis) I Adiutri-cis patri". |
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| Tombstone of G. Velius Rufus. |
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| Tombstone of G. Velius Rufus according to translation on Livius. |
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| Decoration of the Great Court. |
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| Small monument south of the Great Court. |
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| South portico. |
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| North portico. |
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| Hexagonal Court with evidence of "shops" or military shelters. |
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| Propylaeum. |
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| Great Court: (above) southern fountain; (below) detail of the decoration. |
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| Fragments of the ceiling with reliefs depicting Gorgons and the Sun; the image used as background for this page shows a rosette in another fragment of the ceiling. |
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| A lid and a box of sarcophagi from below the temple. |
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| National Museum of Beirut - exhibits from Baalbek: (left) an elaborate capital; (centre) small statue of Jupiter Heliopolitanus (see a similar one at the Louvre Museum); (right) small statue of Venus wearing jewels. |
Source/Quote:
https://www.facebook.com/TravelWiserWithSofie/photos/a.411472372645501/431243837335021/?type=3&theater
https://www.flickr.com/photos/-ek-/3092991153/in/photostream/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Roman_sculptures_in_Baalbek
https://www.romeartlover.it/Baalbek2.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pano_Baalbek_1.jpg
https://www.livius.org/articles/place/heliopolis-baalbek/baalbek-photos/baalbek-temple-of-jupiter-shrine/
https://www.livius.org/articles/place/heliopolis-baalbek/baalbek-photos/baalbek-temple-of-jupiter-great-court/
https://www.livius.org/articles/place/heliopolis-baalbek/baalbek-photos/baalbek-temple-of-jupiter
https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/931
https://www.livius.org/articles/person/velius-rufus/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Temple_of_Jupiter,_Baalbek,_Holy_Land,_ca._1895.jpg
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