🏛️ Heliopolis-Beirut
Ancient Roman temple complex in the Bekaa Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, approximately 85 km northeast of Beirut
- Constructed during the Roman Empire, primarily under Antoninus Pius (138–161 CE)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984
- Contains some of the largest cut stone blocks in the ancient world
Heliopolis-Beirut is an extensive Roman religious complex dedicated to Jupiter Heliopolitanus, a syncretic deity combining Jupiter and the ...