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Coordinates:34°00′22″N36°12′15″E / 34.006079°N 36.204038°E /34.006079; 36.204038

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Roman temple in Heliopolis, Roman Phoenicia

Temple of Bacchus

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General information
Type	Roman temple
Architectural style	Classical
Location	Baalbek,Lebanon Heliopolis,Roman Phoenicia
Completed	late 2nd orearly 3rd century
Height	31 m (102 ft)
Technical details
Size	66 by 35 m (217 by 115 ft)

TheTemple of Bacchus is part of theBaalbek archaeological site, inBeqaa Valley region ofLebanon.^[1] The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site ofImperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as aUNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.^[1] This monument toBacchus is one of the best preserved and grandest Roman temple ruins; its age is unknown, but its fineornamentation can be dated to the second century CE.

History

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The temple was probably commissioned byRoman 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 thepersecution 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 a German expedition excavated two of the large temples and began reconstructions on the site.^[2] In 1920, theState of Greater Lebanon was proclaimed and protections and repairs of the site were mandated by theLebanese government.

In the mid-1970's theLebanese civil war broke out and protections of the site ceased as Al-Biqā became a stronghold for Palestinian and Syrian forces.^[3] In 1984 the ruins atBaalbek were inscribed as aUNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1] Preservation of the site began in the 1990s following the end of the war.

TheGerman Archaeological Institute's Orient Department has done a number of archaeological excavations and research on The Temple of Bacchus and the entire temple complex.^[4]

Architecture

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The entrance to the Temple of Bacchus in the 1870s

Corinthian capitals ornamenting thecolumns of the Temple of Bacchus inBaalbek

The temple is 66 m long, 35 m wide and 31 m high, making it only slightly smaller than theTemple of Jupiter.^[5] The podium on which the temple sits is on an East-West axis. The peripheral wall is adorned by a colonnade of forty-two unflutedCorinthian columns with Ionic bases,nineteen of which remain upright. There are eight columns along each end and fifteen along each side —nearly 20 m (66 ft) in height. These were probably erected in a rough state and then rounded, polished, and decorated in position. The columns support a richly carvedentablature, which includes anarchitrave with a three-banded frieze that is decorated with alternating bulls and lions andcornice ornamented with geometric and floral patterns.

Inside, thecella is decorated with Corinthianpilasters flanking two levels of niches on each side. The parapets are decorated with dancingMaenads, supporting the attribution of the temple toBacchus. The interior of the temple is divided into a 98 ft (30 m)nave and a 36 ft (11 m)adytum or sanctuary^[6] on a platform raised 5 ft (2 m) above it and fronted by 13 steps.

The entrance was preserved as late as the 16th century, but thekeystone of thelintel had slid 2 ft (1 m) following the1759 earthquakes; a column of rough masonry was erected in the 1860s or '70s to support it. The earthquakes also damaged the area around thesoffit's famed inscription of an eagle,^[7] which was entirely covered by the keystone's supporting column.^[7] Some historic Roman coins depict the structure of this temple along with Temple of Jupiter.^[8]

The Temple is enriched by some of the most refined reliefs and sculpture to survive fromantiquity.^[9] There are four sculptures carved within the peristyle that are believed to be depictions ofAcarina which would make them the first recognizable representations of mites in architecture.^[10]

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Notes

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^^a ^b ^cUNESCO World Heritage Site
^Seyrig, Henri (1929). "La Triade héliopolitaine et les temples de Baalbek".Syria.10 (4):314–356.doi:10.3406/syria.1929.3414.ISSN 0039-7946.JSTOR 4236962.
^Britannica Baalbeck
^German Archaeological Institute
^Sear (1982), p. 247.
^Jessup (1881) p. 458
^^a ^bChisholm (1911), p. 90.
^Kevin Butcher, p 366
^Jessup (1881) p. 459459
^Gorirossi-Bourdeau, F. (1995). "A documentation in stone of Acarina in the Roman Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek, Lebanon, about 150 AD, it will soon return into the hands of the new Roman Empire".Bull Ann Soc Ent Belgique.

Bibliography

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Butcher, Kevin (2003).Roman Syria and the Near East. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum.ISBN 9780892367153. Retrieved12 November 2014.

Gorirossi-Bourdeau, F. (1995). "A documentation in stone of Acarina in the Roman Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek, Lebanon, about 150 AD".Bull Ann Soc Ent Belgique.

Jessup, Samuel.Ba'albek (Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt) Ed. Appleton & Co. New York, 1881 ([1])

Lewis, Norman N. (1999). "Baalbek Before and After the Earthquake of 1759: The Drawings of James Bruce".Levant.31 (1):241–253.doi:10.1179/lev.1999.31.1.241.

Quintero, Mario; Seif, Assaad (2011).A Proposal for an Integrated risk preparedness strategy. Lebanon: Directorate General of Antiquities.ISBN 978-90-8169-530-5. Retrieved14 November 2018. at "A Proposal for an Integrated Risk Preparedness Strategy."

Sabel, Pennie (2002). "Baalbek Keeps its Secrets".Stone World.19 (9):156–162.ProQuest 213631469.

Sear, Frank (1982).Roman Architecture. UK: B T Batsford Ltd, UK.ISBN 9781134635788. Retrieved12 November 2014.

Segal, Arthur (2000). "Colossal Engimas".Archaeology Odyssey:50–53, 56, 58,60–61.

Wood, Josh (August 18, 2015)."Music returns to Baalbek ruins, defying Lebanon's security concerns".National. Retrieved16 November 2018.

"Lebanon: Baalbek Festival". The Globe and Mail (1936-Current). May 7, 1997.ProQuest 1400733423.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baalbek".Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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