Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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History
An ancient settlement in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because "with its colossal structures, [it] is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee."
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678179
34.0063794317, 36.2038547331
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Baalbek Ruins (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Baalbek (English, modern)
- Balbec (AD 1099 - AD 1291)
- Baʿlabak (AD 1683 - AD 1918)
- Baʿlabakk (Modern Standard Arabic, 1200 BC - AD 2000)
- بعلبك (Ba‘albak: Arabic, modern)
- Col. Iulia Augusta Felix (30 BC - AD 300)
- Colonia Jul. Aug. Fel. H. (Georgian, 140 BC - AD 640)
- Heliopolis (330 BC - AD 640)
- Heliopolis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Hēliopolis (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Hēlioupolis (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- None
- Stone of the Pregnant Woman located at Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix (AD 1 - AD 99)
- Temple of Bacchus located at Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix (30 BC - AD 300)
- Temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus located at Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix (30 BC - AD 300)
settlement, archaeological site, temple, architectural complex
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 69 D1 Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ba'albek LEB
E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678179> [accessed: 21 December 2024]
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