Temple of Bacchus | |
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General information | |
Type | Roman temple |
Architectural style | Classical |
Location | Baalbek, Lebanon Heliopolis, Roman Phoenicia |
Completed | late 2nd or early 3rd century |
Height | 31 m (102 ft) |
Technical details | |
Size | 66 by 35 m (217 by 115 ft) |
The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek archaeological site, in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon.[1] The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.[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.